How To Make A Gable Roof For A Shed

How to build a gable roof for a 8 12 shed.

How to make a gable roof for a shed.

Fit the trusses to the top of the garden shed place the trusses equally spaced every 24 on center. Use 2 4 lumber for the rafters and 2 6 lumber for the bottom rafters. Make 25 degree cuts to both ends of the rafters using a miter saw. Use 2 4 lumber for the rafters.

Put roof sheathing on top of your roof. Use a spirit level to plumb the trusses and then lock them into place with rafters ties. Use construction nails 6 in 15 cm apart to secure the plywood around the outer perimeter and along each support. Alternatively you can use rafter ties to lock the trusses to the plates.

Place a piece of the plywood on the bottom corner of your roof making sure the edges are on a rafter beam. Carry a gable end in and set it on the top plate upside down and backwards near the end wall. Your local building codes may also require the use of hurricane ties for each truss member where it rests on the top plate. Cut your 2 in 5 1 cm x 4 in 10 cm or 2 in 5 1 cm x 6 in 15 cm to match the length of the shed.

Gable shed roof trusses in place with ceiling joists installed trusses are attached to the top plate by using 3 16d common nails toe nailed from the truss end into the top plate 2 on one side and one on the other. Once you have the sheathing in place your final task will be to mount fascia boards to cover the exposed ends of your rafters. Place the rafters every 24 on center equally spaced as shown in the diagram. Cut fascia boards to finish the edges of your roof.

Lay the rafters on a level surface and then use 1 2 plywood gussets to reinforce the joints. Set a ladder at the outside of both corners of the end wall. Fit 2 4 supports to the gable ends of the shed. Building a gable roof for a 10 12 shed.

Toe nail the supports to the trusses. Fit the rafters to the top of the shed. Use 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood to cover the entire surface of your roof. Lay the rafters on a level surface and build the bottom rafter from 2 4 lumber.

Mark the cut lines on the slats and then get the job done with a saw.