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.

Framing a shed style roof to a playhouse. Your free shed plans are available here. 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.

Slate metal tiles shingle and others. Sometimes the entire roof is a shed style roof. This was built with pressure treated 2x6 s. I don t have many pictures of the base because i was raring to get going.

This style was once used mainly on sheds but it s becoming more popular on residential homes. Cut four 2 4 s to 5 5 long for the plate and eight 2 4 s to 5 for the wall studs. On other homes only a section of the structure uses a shed roof. We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow.

This design like other types of coatings should be made with the use of wood as the basic material. I presently have ample space for storage and no squeak or bounce to the floor. Assemble the wall frames as shown on illustration above nail 3 1 2 nails through the wall frame and into the floor. Secure the rafters to the side walls with a 2 1 2 wood screw.

Then repeat with the rafters on the front of the playhouse. Assemble as shown on illustration above nail 3 1 2 nails through the plate and into the wall stud. This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters. The shed style allowed more windows near the high wall roofline which adds a lot of light.

I framed in a large picture window on the west side and a smaller higher window on the east side for the loft. 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. Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience. Skillion shed style roof framing.

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. Secure it to the front roof rafters with 4 of the wood screws. 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. The greater roof slope sheds snow and water easily too.

This playhouse plan is part of a series of plans. After the shed section was framed i started on the balcony.