Flat Shed Roof Framing

Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof.

Flat shed roof framing.

It is not ideal for snow or heavy rain but modern materials and proper drainage have helped. A skillion roof is made up of a single flat plane which slopes gradually from top to bottom. The saltbox roof design offer lots of character and charm to the backyard. Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof.

If you build a flat roof try to have it slope in multiple directions to drains or gutters. The purpose of this construction is strictly utilitarian so the outward appearance does not need many requirements the main thing ease of use and building. In short with a shed existence the use of it in any case can be found. Saltbox roofs look like skillion roofs but with an extra short slope opposite the long angled plane like an upside down check mark.

Skillion roofs are one of the simplest roof styles used in shed building. The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video. Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience. We re going to use 2x8 lumber to make the roof frame.

Yet for historic modern style buildings like this old house s cambridge tv project flat roofs are at the core of the architecture meant to reflect the broad horizontal lines of the natural landscape. Significantly cheaper to build than a gable or multi slope roof since there s less material in the roof. This shed has a modern look so if you are into that make sure you read my instructions to see what my plan is all about. Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope.

Think of a flattened hip roof. Now that the walls are rigid from the structural sheathing we re going to tackle the framing the roof. Building a loft in the roof cavity is easy and provides much more storage space than either the gable or saltbox sheds. A flat roof has a slope of 1 8 per foot to 2 12.

This step by step woodworking project is about 10 12 roof plans this is the part 2 of the 10 12 flat roof shed where i show you how to build the 3 degree sloped roof. How to frame a gambrel shed roof. So let s talk about how to build a slanted shed roof without a lot of effort.