How To Build A Shed Roof

If you are building a shed yourself sooner or later you will end up looking how to build the roof. The roof is very important part of the shed because a poorly created roof means you can have water leaks, bugs and snow going inside.

The type of the roof depends of course on the type of the shed you are building. The best thing to do is to build a roof fromthe same material that you use for the walls. So wooden sheds work best with wooden roof. But for metal sheds it's possible to make roof from wood, plastic or even roof-tiles.

Before starting, take the size of your shed. The roof must completely cover the walls - it would be better if you make it a bit larger.

The building process starts with cutting and fixing the different parts - beam supports, end rafters, temporary brace, and intermediate rafters which go 4 on each side.

Then you need to join and fix the part starting from the top row.

The best way to learn is to watch a video. I can recommend you thefollowing one:



Of course if you don't know what to do before that, you should not start with the roof - learn how to build a shed first.

And remember, if anything looks too complex to you, you always have the option to just buy a read shed. Alternative to that is using shed kits of course.

Using Storage Shed Plans

Like I wrote few times ago, building a shed by using shed plans is a cheap and exciting method of building. It requires time, skills and patience, but the results can be very rewarding.

Before using storage shed plans you need to to buy them. I recommend plans that can be downloaded online because you don't need to wait. You can instantly download them, print the plan and start your work.

When you select the plans make sure to read carefully all the instructions. Good plans will include detailed information about the quality and quantity of the materials required so you won't pay for waste.

Try to follow closely the sizes in the plans. If you get them wrong, you may end up with a messed outdoor shed.

Building a shed by using storage shed plans can take somewhere between few days and few weeks - it depends on your epxerience, passion and free time.

Learn how to calculate proprotions. This could let you scale the final shed a little bit as opposed to what is created in the plans. This is however recommended only to experienced shed builders.

Have in mind that the plans fro steel sheds are different than the plans for wood/timber sheds and those for plastic/vinyl sheds. So you'd better decide on the exact shed type before you buy the plans.

Whatever you decide about the details, have in mind that using storage shed plans is probably the best way to build exactly the shed you want.