Single Slope Shed Roof Framing

The key to a good single slope roof is strong framing underneath.

Single slope shed roof framing.

The greater roof slope sheds snow and water easily too. Acceptable flat roof coverings include tin roof sheets and pre fabricated plastic sheets. A single slope roof can be built with many pitches or angles from almost flat to steep. Each side of a gambrel roof has two sloped faces the lower of which is either perpendicular or at a slight angle to the ground.

A skillion roof is made up of a single flat plane which slopes gradually from top to bottom. It also is often used on dormers extensions built on a basic roof to provide more light or space inside. A roof with a slope of 10 degrees 2 12 or less is generally considered a flat roof. Skillion roofs are one of the simplest roof styles used in shed building.

Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience. 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. Preplanning was essential to the build. If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters.

Turn in a set of building blueprints with a pitch less than 3 12 or build a shed style roof with a low pitch and your building inspector will not pass the construction and provisions will have to be made to get the pitch up to acceptable standards if it is going to be shingled. You can always purchase a handy roof pitch and angle finder device to determine the roof slope. I presently have ample space for storage and no squeak or bounce to the floor.