How To Assemble A Shed Roof

It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference.

How to assemble a shed roof.

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. As a rule of thumb you will first need to build the walls and floor before you can start to build the shed trusses. I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak.

You can build your own shed trusses by using a standard jig. The shed roof is arguably the hardest part a shed to build. I decided on a slanted roof. Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place.

To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles. Level the ground if necessary and install deck piers along a grid to support the shed. First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof. It has a greater slope.

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. I wanted a simple roof. 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. The piers will allow you to string support beams beneath the floor of the shed.