How To Build A Small Apex Roof

How to build a shed roof step by step.

How to build a small apex roof.

Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates. Drill holes at these marks to allow a 6 nail to be driven through the wall plate into the joists. This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof. Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof.

This can be done either with many pairs of hands or with the assistance of a crane. There are several ways to attach a roof. The ceiling joists span from wall plate to wall plate and are sometimes bolted to the rafters to help stop the ridge. Building installing roof rafters.

Building an apex roof. When building an apex roof there are many things you should take into account. The ridge is a long board at the top that the rafters are nailed to. This is a sequel to the first roof i did where i used reclaimed materials etc in this video i use new material.

Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs. The diagram above shows the components that go into making up a small gable roof. Lay a thick layer of cement on existing brick work then place the wall plate on this and get a good level. To complete this step the wall frames of the building must already be level plumb and square.

When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm. Line up wall plate against existing joists and make a mark on the wall plate in line with the centre of the joists. The rafter is cut so it sits down onto the wall plate which is in turn fixed down onto the inside skin of a cavity wall. This shows how my flat asphalt roof was dug up and converted to a tiled pitched sloping roof.

I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing. First the individual roof beams are placed in previously arranged notches on the upper edge of the standing wall parts. Hoist the trusses onto the roof.