Single Slope Shed Roof Framing

A single slope roof can be built with many pitches or angles from almost flat to steep.

Single slope shed roof framing.

It also is often used on dormers extensions built on a basic roof to provide more light or space inside. The roof pitch is determined by the rise and run of the roof. Preplanning was essential to the build. Single slope roofs are easy to build and are compatible with almost any architectural style.

If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters. 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. The shed style allowed more windows near the high wall roofline which adds a lot of light. A roof with a slope of 10 degrees 2 12 or less is generally considered a flat roof.

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. 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. I presently have ample space for storage and no squeak or bounce to the floor. You can always purchase a handy roof pitch and angle finder device to determine the roof slope.

A skillion roof is made up of a single flat plane which slopes gradually from top to bottom. Skillion roofs are one of the simplest roof styles used in shed building. The greater roof slope sheds snow and water easily too.