How To Assemble A Shed Roof

First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.

How to assemble a shed roof.

To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference. Unfortunately i am not available to build a shed roof this week or the next few weeks for that matter but i have found the time to put together this article to give you the information you need to create a stunning roof for your shed. I wanted a simple roof.

The images used show a roof that has a 4 in 12 pitch but the pitch can be changed to whatever is on your shed plans. Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place. As a rule of thumb you will first need to build the walls and floor before you can start to build the shed trusses. You can build your own shed trusses by using a standard jig.

This tutorial is designed to walk you through the steps of building a shed roof for a simple gable roofed shed for spans up to 10. With the minimum of swearing on your part. 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. The shed roof is arguably the hardest part a shed to build.

It has a greater slope. Level the ground if necessary and install deck piers along a grid to support the shed. I decided on a slanted roof. The piers will allow you to string support beams beneath the floor of the shed.