Framing A Shed Style Roof To A Playhouse

I framed in a large picture window on the west side and a smaller higher window on the east side for the loft.

Framing a shed style roof to a playhouse.

If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters. Skillion shed style roof framing. Slate metal tiles shingle and others. Secure it to the front roof rafters with 4 of the wood screws.

This design like other types of coatings should be made with the use of wood as the basic material. This playhouse plan is part of a series of plans. It is taken as a basis for rafters and beams and other necessary elements. I presently have ample space for storage and no squeak or bounce to the floor.

Secure the rafters to the side walls with a 2 1 2 wood screw. On other homes only a section of the structure uses a shed roof. Cut the piece of 2 4 left over after cutting the 63 roof ridge so it fits right under the ridge on the front of the playhouse. You might use a shed roof on a new addition to your home even though the rest of the house has a hip roof or another design for example.

This style was once used mainly on sheds but it s becoming more popular on residential homes. The skillion and shed style roofs are framed with a single slope 2 4 or 2 6 or thicker rafters spanning from the low wall to the high wall. Since the playhouse roof is slanted downward from front to back the front wall was at seven feet higher than the back and sides which were all the same height at six feet. Preplanning was essential to the build.

39 8 x 8 lean to shed. Sometimes the entire roof is a shed style roof. From building the foundation to installing the shingles on the gambrel style roof and adding the final coat of paint these detailed and easy to read plans walk you through building an 8 x 8 shed that is perfect for any backyard storage project. After the shed section was framed i started on the balcony.

The greater roof slope sheds snow and water easily too. The shed style allowed more windows near the high wall roofline which adds a lot of light. The coating material for a slanted shed roof can be varied. Then repeat with the rafters on the front of the playhouse.

Your free shed plans are available here. Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience. Assemble the wall frames as shown on illustration above nail 3 1 2 nails through the wall frame and into the floor. Assemble as shown on illustration above nail 3 1 2 nails through the plate and into the wall stud.

We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow. Cut four 2 4 s to 5 5 long for the plate and eight 2 4 s to 5 for the wall studs.