Extending The Roof Of A Shed

Shed is a style of roof a single slope from one end of a building to another.

Extending the roof of a shed.

The ideal site is flat and sloping slightly away from the house. The first thing to do is to take a look at the roof of the shed. For gabled roofs the roof rafters extending beyond. Problems i foresee would be the joining up of the sides and roof.

When you re done with the roof frame cut 1 2 in. Then complete the roof frame by adding the 2 6 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs. Match the overhangs to the overhangs on the garage. The addition of an awning off the existing building.

Shed roofs are typically low slope usually with a rise of 4 inches per foot or less. With a flat shed roof the roof simply extends past the wall plate to provide an overhang. They are ideal for attaching to another roof because of their single direction and low angle of slope. A shed roof is not necessarily on a shed.

Make a dirt floor lean to as the simplest addition to a shed. We tied our shed roof into the garage roof but you can also butt the shed roof against a wall as long as you install metal flashing under the siding and over the shingles where the roof and wall intersect. How easy difficult would it be to extend my wooden garden shed its an 8ft x 6ft apex roof type it would have to be extended the 8ft long way and at the rear end not the door end to be extended to approx 11 12ft long. The size of the roof overhang you choose depends largely on the style of your shed s roof.

What is the roof structure. Extra bays done as a roof only extension. Extending a shed can take the form of many options. A lean to roof also called a shed roof slopes in one direction with rafters that rest against another structure at their high end and overhang support posts or an exterior wall at their low end.

Sheathing to fit and nail it to the rafters. Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties. Set center posts if the shed is 8 feet long or two intervening posts if it is longer. I m fairly handy diy er.

Fully enclosed extension with new openings like roller doors etc. The easiest to extend would be if the roof is a series of individual trusses at say 16 centres. Set 4 by 4 inch posts at each end of the shed and as far out as you want the lean to to extend. Looking at the existing roof will also give you an idea of timber sizes and how the members are connected.

6 to 8 feet is best. The addition of an annexe either enclosed partly enclosed or open.