Determine your desired roof pitch.
Shed roof to wall detail.
When you see this detail below it is referring to the pitch of the roof.
Skillion shed style roof framing.
This design offers the most storage space for a storage shed provided the side walls are 6 foot or more.
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.
Shed roof ventilation instructions.
Use pressure treated lumber for the bottom plate of all shed walls when you build shed on concrete pad.
Use 2x4s with galvanized framing nails.
X 5 8 bolt brass alum.
Ensure there is proper continuous intake ventilation below proposed roof to wall ventilation.
Be careful to keep the building paper in tact.
The roofs are made up of 12 1 4 sip panels with a cold roof on top.
You can use 2x6s particularly if you are going to add insulation and want a higher r value.
2x4s can also be insulated but you ll get a lower r value.
Downspout strap detail 1 4 dia.
You will need to remove the siding at the existing wall where you want to tie the new shed roof in.
For the shed roof pictured above the back has a 5 12 pitch.
A shed roof that is not stick framed will be built with trusses.
I m at the stage of designing the flashing and air moisture barrier system and the connection between the north shed roof and a vertical wall is giving me concerns.
Framing shed walls is straightforward.
There sometimes is a problem with movement differences of the wall and the roof decking when the flashing is fastened to both the wall and the roof.
This detail for cmu installation only.
Detail for attachment to metal panel siding or fascia.
Below we illustrate that using a single piece of metal flashing where the uppermost edge of a shed roof abuts a vertical building sidewall works fine though the use of exposed nails see our photo below may form leak or wear points in the roof.
The term pitch refers to the slope of the roof.
Hello i don t know of an article showing this detail but it is pretty simple to describe and build.
Shingle up to the area that requires the smartvent roof to wall vent application.
Step 2 measure 3 out from the wall where the smartvent will bend up on the wall.
If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters.
In order to adhere to standardized building codes and ensure adequate runoff your shed s roof must have a pitch of at least 3 12 read as three in twelve.
Then the house wrap and exterior wall covering are installed over this roof flashing.
