How To Trimthe Top Of A Shed Roof

The fascia board is the bottom plate and the ridge board the top plate.

How to trimthe top of a shed roof.

Shingling a shed and want some tips. Installing the metal or drip edge on the upper portion of the asphalt shingle shed style roof. Shed roofs come in all shapes and sizes but we are looking specifically at two types. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference.

A skillion roof is made up of a single flat plane which slopes gradually from top to bottom. Watch and see how easy it is. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. Stick to the basics of simplified design and use dimensions that don t generate waste.

Saltbox roofs look like skillion roofs but with an extra short slope opposite the long angled plane like an upside down check mark. The cap metal or drip edge that finishes the mockup. Framing a shed roof is similar to framing a wall. Keep it simple and remember.

Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video. Now that the walls are rigid from the structural sheathing we re going to tackle the framing the roof. Shed build time lapse.

Shed roof framing process explained step by step instructions. I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. Single slope and lean to. Skillion roofs are one of the simplest roof styles used in shed building.

I decided to take full advantage of the regulations and build a 10 x 14 shed. Later on we ll investigate the finer points of applying shingles to the top row of a lean to type shed. How to finish the top edge of a shed roof. I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak.

We re going to use 2x8 lumber to make the roof frame. Welcome to part 4 of our shed build showing the roof framing sheathing and papering.