How To Build A Roof Structure

Preplanning was essential to the build.

How to build a roof structure.

Whether you re building a brand new shed or re roofing an existing structure it s important to know the best way to cover it start by choosing a roof style that suits your needs and preferences for your shed. Make sure your chosen underlay system meets the building regulations requirements for your project. Building a gabled roof requires basic carpentry tools and skills but as long as you make precise cuts and measurements you ll be able to make a roof for any simple structure. Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience.

A lean to roof already forms a right angle triangle like in the picture below. A roof provides protection from the elements and precipitation helps drain water away from a structure and provides insulation that helps keep the interior of a building warm or cool depending on the season. Place a batten along the length of the roof at the top of your underlay support tray and roll your underlay over the top. While hip roofs are stronger and more wind resistant they can be prone to leaks due to the increased level of joins required so care must be taken to.

Although important to roofing to know how to build a roof luckily you don t need to master trignometry. The shed style allowed more windows near the high wall roofline which adds a lot of light. Hip roofs tend to be stronger than gable roofs but there is an increased cost in building a hip roof as it s a more complicated structure that requires more building materials and effort. A roof is much more than just the decorative top of a building.

From there you can begin measuring cutting and arranging your rafter boards in the desired configuration. Preplanning was essential to the build.