How To Build A Cricket Behind A Chimney. Dec 28 2013 article about framing a roof saddle or cricket to prevent water leaking where a roof meets a chimney. Article by michael mcvicker.
How to make a cricket for a chimney saddle. To begin you must know the pitch of the existing roof which is usually expressed as inches per foot of run. How to make a roofing cricket.
How to frame a cricket.
Simple and old school way to build a roof cricket using a string line. For those of you who don t know a cricket is a type of rain diverter that sets behind a chimney. How to frame a cricket. Any location on your roof where there is an obstruction or joint such as a vent pipe skylight or chimney is prone to leaks.
