How To Roof A Shed This Old House

The wood siding and metal roof on this scratch built shed once covered an old barn and the windows and door were found at a habitat for humanity restore.

How to roof a shed this old house.

This old house main menu. Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof. Overview how to diy ideas inspiration video shed how to diy. Yet for historic modern style buildings like this old house s cambridge tv project flat roofs are at the core of the architecture meant to reflect the broad horizontal lines of the natural landscape.

That is except for the crowning glory the shed roof. Log in or sign up. In truth framing in the foundation and the walls adding doors and windows these are all relatively straightforward simple tasks. Follow this old house online.

Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof. Diy makeover by debbie gonville miller. Worried about pests and moisture. Asphalt roofing felt paper and nail it in place using 1 inch galvanized roofing nails.

Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. For many people the idea of having to do the shed roof framing is a little bit on the scary side. To lay out the design for the shingles begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge. Roofing sheds siding.

Skylights affixed on the roof allow extra warmth and light inside creating a greenhouse like effect that lets you extend your gardening season. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.

This quaint little shed is more than just a place to store your gardening gear. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.