Extending The Roof Of A Shed

The size of the roof overhang you choose depends largely on the style of your shed s roof.

Extending the roof of a shed.

Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties. The addition of an awning off the existing building. The ideal site is flat and sloping slightly away from the house. Set 4 by 4 inch posts at each end of the shed and as far out as you want the lean to to extend.

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. A shed roof is not necessarily on a shed. I m fairly handy diy er. 6 to 8 feet is best.

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. Then complete the roof frame by adding the 2 6 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs. Shed roofs are typically low slope usually with a rise of 4 inches per foot or less. Looking at the existing roof will also give you an idea of timber sizes and how the members are connected.

Additional open fronted bays. What is the roof structure. With a flat shed roof the roof simply extends past the wall plate to provide an overhang. Shed is a style of roof a single slope from one end of a building to another.

If the ground slopes steeply either. Extra bays done as a roof only extension. Sheathing to fit and nail it to the rafters. They are ideal for attaching to another roof because of their single direction and low angle of slope.

Because this style of a shed has a flat roof it can facilitate a wider overhang which is ideal for storage. For gabled roofs the roof rafters extending beyond. When you re done with the roof frame cut 1 2 in. The first thing to do is to take a look at the roof of the shed.

The easiest to extend would be if the roof is a series of individual trusses at say 16 centres. Fully enclosed extension with new openings like roller doors etc. Set center posts if the shed is 8 feet long or two intervening posts if it is longer. Problems i foresee would be the joining up of the sides and roof.

Extending a shed can take the form of many options. The addition of an annexe either enclosed partly enclosed or open.