Extending The Roof Of A Shed

The addition of an awning off the existing building.

Extending the roof of a shed.

Problems i foresee would be the joining up of the sides and roof. Then complete the roof frame by adding the 2 6 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs. The easiest to extend would be if the roof is a series of individual trusses at say 16 centres. Looking at the existing roof will also give you an idea of timber sizes and how the members are connected.

Set 4 by 4 inch posts at each end of the shed and as far out as you want the lean to to extend. How easy difficult would it be to extend my wooden garden shed its an 8ft x 6ft apex roof type it would have to be extended the 8ft long way and at the rear end not the door end to be extended to approx 11 12ft long. The first thing to do is to take a look at the roof of the shed. Match the overhangs to the overhangs on the garage.

Fully enclosed extension with new openings like roller doors etc. We tied our shed roof into the garage roof but you can also butt the shed roof against a wall as long as you install metal flashing under the siding and over the shingles where the roof and wall intersect. Extra bays done as a roof only extension. 6 to 8 feet is best.

Shed is a style of roof a single slope from one end of a building to another. What is the roof structure. For gabled roofs the roof rafters extending beyond. A shed roof is not necessarily on a shed.

Additional open fronted bays. Set center posts if the shed is 8 feet long or two intervening posts if it is longer. Sheathing to fit and nail it to the rafters. I m fairly handy diy er.

Because this style of a shed has a flat roof it can facilitate a wider overhang which is ideal for storage. Shed roofs are typically low slope usually with a rise of 4 inches per foot or less. Make a dirt floor lean to as the simplest addition to a shed. Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties.

Extending a shed can take the form of many options. The ideal site is flat and sloping slightly away from the house. A lean to roof also called a shed roof slopes in one direction with rafters that rest against another structure at their high end and overhang support posts or an exterior wall at their low end. The size of the roof overhang you choose depends largely on the style of your shed s roof.

The addition of an annexe either enclosed partly enclosed or open. If the ground slopes steeply either.