How To Assemble A Shed Roof

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How to assemble a shed roof.

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

I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak. I decided on a slanted roof. 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. Level the ground if necessary and install deck piers along a grid to support the shed.

With the minimum of swearing on your part. The piers will allow you to string support beams beneath the floor of the shed. First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof. You can build your own shed trusses by using a standard jig.

Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place. I decided to take full advantage of the regulations and build a 10 x 14 shed. 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 shed roof is arguably the hardest part a shed to build.