Everlast Roofing Shakes page 2. CSI 3-Part Specifications. (Everlast Systems Inc.)

ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc.
5360 WORKMAN MILL ROAD · WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA 90601 -2299
A subsidiary corporation of the International Conference of Building Officials

EVALUATION REPORT
Copyright © 1997 ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc.
ER-5311
Issued September 1. 1997

Filing category: ROOF COVERING AND ROOF DECK CONSTRUCTION (232)

EVERLAST ROOFING SHAKES (continued)

2.3.5 Valleys, Hips and Ridges: Valleys are flashed with Type 30, 36-inch-wide (914 mm) underlayment installed beneath minimum 0.016-inch-thick [No. 28 galvanized sheet gage (0.41 mm)] galvanized sheet metal flashing, in addition to the underlayment required for general application of the products. Other conditions for wood shakes apply, as noted in Section 1508.5 of the code. See Figures 2 and 3 for valley, hip and ridge flashings.

Hips and ridges are flashed with a double layer of Type 30 felt. At the bottom of hips and at both ends of ridges, two courses of 22-inch-long (559 mm), 11-inch-wide (279 mm) pre-formed hip and ridge panels are applied. The panels must extend no more than 1½ inches (38 mm) beyond the eave rakes. The second course, and succeeding courses, of hip and ridge panels are placed on the previous course with a maximum 10 inch (254 mm) exposure to the weather. Hip and ridge panels are attached with fasteners long enough to penetrate the sheathing at least ¾ inch (19.1 mm), or through the thickness of the sheathing, whichever is less.

2.4 Identification:
Labels on each square of shakes bear the Everlast Systems, Inc., name and address; the product name; the name and/or label of the quality control agency (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.); and the evaluation report number (lCBO ES ER-5311).

3.0 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED

Data in accordance with the lCBO ES Acceptance Criteria for Special Roofing Systems (ACO7), dated July 1997; and a quality control manual.

4.0 FINDINGS

That the Everlast Roofing Shakes described in this report comply with the 1994 Uniform Building Code™ and 1996 Accumulative Supplement, subject to the following conditions:

4.1 Products are manufactured, identified and installed in accordance with this report and the manufacturer's instructions.

4.2 The products are recognized for installation in areas subject to a maximum basic wind speed of 80 mph (129 km/h), on structures a maximum of 40 feet (12 192 mm) in height, in Exposure B zones.

4.3 Products are manufactured in Hoquiam, Washington, under a quality control program with inspections by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (NER QA403).

This report is subject to re-examination in one year.

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