How To Trimthe Top Of A Shed Roof

I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.

How to trimthe top of a shed roof.

The fascia board is the bottom plate and the ridge board the top plate. The cap metal or drip edge that finishes the mockup. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. A skillion roof is made up of a single flat plane which slopes gradually from top to bottom.

I wanted a simple roof. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Later on we ll investigate the finer points of applying shingles to the top row of a lean to type shed. Welcome to part 4 of our shed build showing the roof framing sheathing and papering.

It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference. 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. I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak.

Now that the walls are rigid from the structural sheathing we re going to tackle the framing the roof. I decided on a slanted roof. Skillion roofs are one of the simplest roof styles used in shed building. Shed roofs come in all shapes and sizes but we are looking specifically at two types.

Keep it simple and remember. Shed roof framing process explained step by step instructions. I decided to take full advantage of the regulations and build a 10 x 14 shed. Installing the metal or drip edge on the upper portion of the asphalt shingle shed style roof.

Single slope and lean to. How to finish the top edge of a shed roof. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video.

Watch and see how easy it is. Shed build time lapse.