Reverse Shed Roof

The reverse pent shed is a very popular garden shed and comes in a range of sizes starting at 4ft x 4ft all the way up to 20ft x 10ft.

Reverse shed roof.

Building a shed roof with trusses. A skillion or shed style roof shed has one wall higher than the opposite wall creating a single slope roof. Shingles made of wood stone tile or metal work fine. It offers many benefits including water shedding and cost effectiveness but it also comes with cons including ceiling height issues and susceptibility to high wind.

Watch and see how easy it is. The contemporarily styled shed can be seen in action at our showroom. Gabled roofs with eyebrow dormers shown here or other curved details are the exception. Shingling a shed and want some tips.

I have found in all my years of building sheds that using pre built trusses is so much easier and simpler then building a shed roof with a ridge board especially if you are building your outdoor shed yourself. A shed roof that is not stick framed will be built with trusses. The bullfinch reverse roof is a versatile pent roof shed with the door on the front of the shed. We have a choice of 12mm untreated tongue groove or 19mm pressure treated shiplap which is a far more superior timber compared.

Shed roofs are easy to build because all rafters are identical. When comparing roof types you see a lot of gable and hip roofs but a contemporary option with a simple design is a shed roof. The same roof has a 4 12 or 1 3 pitch. The pent roof design gives a useful higher eaves height increasing storage capability.

It looks like half a gable roof. Because most gabled roofs consist of flat sections you can cover them with virtually any roofing material. Slope a roof s slope is the number of inches it rises for every 12 inches of horizontal run a roof with a 4 in 12 slope rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run. Our reverse pent sheds have been manufactured using the highest quality 100 pressure treated timber to ensure your reverse shed looks great year after year.

Sample of gambrel truss plans. Determine your desired roof pitch. With lots of size options configurations and accessories such as an electrics package we have a reverse pent garden shed to suit your needs. 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.

The term pitch refers to the slope of the roof. 2 6 or greater planks span the distance between the high wall and the low wall often with an overhang.