To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
How to sheath a shed roof.
Shingles keep water out in layers.
As with plywood osb typically comes in 4 ft.
First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.
Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles.
Sheathing strengthens a building s frame.
Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper.
The roof s sheathing helps to keep the roof trusses or rafters properly spaced and is the strength that holds.
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Thick osb does a fine job sheathing the walls and roof of a shed it is a bottom of the barrel sheet material for several reasons.
We go in depth on how to install roof sheathing.
Starting with how to place the first row of sheathing we cover fastening methods the use of h clips stagg.
Roof sheathing is a lot more than just flat panels onto which shingles are attached.
Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.