Making A Shed Roof

Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience.

Making a shed roof.

When to use common rafters. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult. The fourth step in the how to build a shed series this tutorial teaches you the necessary steps to building roof rafters. You can use common rafters on any shed roof but they make the most sense when constructing a gable roof or lean to type shed roof where they can sit on or attach to top plates of a wall.

A roof is so much more than a way to keep the contents of your shed clean and dry. Level the ground if necessary and install deck piers along a grid to support the shed. The piers will allow you to string support beams beneath the floor of the shed. Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place.

Once you have chosen the roof framing that is suitable for the type of shed roof that you are making then you just need to follow a series of instructions that proceed according to a set plan. Do you want to build a shed that makes a perfect garden shed. How to frame a gambrel shed roof. Building a loft in the roof cavity is easy and provides much more storage space than either the gable or saltbox sheds.

The rafter assembly is made by using an o s b. Preplanning was essential to the build. In the example design the piers are spaced 6 feet 1 8 m apart in one direction and 4 feet 1 2 m apart in the other for a total grid area of 12 x 8 feet. To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.

The right shed roof design will not only keep out the elements it can provide you with a significant amount of extra storage space. Welcome to part 4 of our shed build showing the roof framing sheathing and papering. The greater roof slope sheds snow and water easily too. The saltbox roof design offer lots of character and charm to the backyard.

Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the structure is strong enough to support it. A rafter is one side of the rafter assembly. I presently have ample space for storage and no squeak or bounce to the floor.

Step 1 check if it is load bearing. From cutting the rafter parts out to building a jig and assembling the rafters. Gusset to attach two rafters together. However our instructions include making shed rafters with a ridge beam.

First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof. The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video.