Simple Roof For Shed

This style of roof is commonly referred to as a lean to or skillion type of roof.

Simple roof for shed.

The information from each image that we get including set size and resolution. I decided to take full advantage of the regulations and build a 10 x 14 shed. A skillion roof is made up of a single flat plane which slopes gradually from top to bottom. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference.

Saltbox roofs look like skillion roofs but with an extra short slope opposite the long angled plane like an upside down check mark. I wanted a simple roof. I decided on a slanted roof. Skillion roofs are one of the simplest roof styles used in shed building.

3 single slope shed roof probably one of the simplest shed roof designs out there. And also so you can find out what works for you. For this shed i used 3x2 softwood timbers at 600mm 2 ctrs which spanned 1 2m 4 with an 18mm 3 4 plywood deck. Roof pitch for the shed roof pictured above the back has a 5 12 pitch.

It has a greater slope. It typically has a single face that is higher on one end than the other. If you have to go with a roof pitch less than 3 12 then it would either have to be a metal roof or a roof covered with a rubber membrane to prevent water penetration. For a first green shed roof i would recommend that you start off relatively small.

View gallery 12 photos. Enough to support the roof build up which comprised. I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak.