How To Flat Roof A Shed

I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.

How to flat roof a shed.

Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof. Fit a 4 6 beam to the front of the 10 12 storage shed. Shed build time lapse. Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope.

When you reach the other end of the roof trim any excess off the last shingle with a utility knife. The exact length and angle of your rafters will depend on the overall size of your shed as well as the style and slope you ve chosen. This beam will create a slight slope for the flat roof. Use 7 screws to secure the beam to the front wall frame.

Cut five 8 foot 2 by 4s for the horizontal supports across the top of the shed for the flat roof. Lay them flat across the two 10 foot walls parallel to the 5 foot walls and equally space them out. Start at one end of the storage shed roof and lay the underlayment material onto the flat roof surface making sure that there are about 2 inches extra on either end to hang over the edges of the shed s flat roof. It has a greater slope.

It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference. The rafters on a steeply sloped roof for instance will be much longer and have more end cuts than those on a flat roof. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails.

Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof. Fitting the roofing 10 12 flat roof shed cover the roofing sheets with tar paper. Measure your rafter boards for your preferred roof style and pitch. Underlayment can be made from polythene fiberglass or even felt.