Slant Roof Framing

The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle.

Slant roof framing.

Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. Each item has a feature as well as the slanted roof angle. And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse. Welcome to part 4 of our shed build showing the roof framing sheathing and papering.

However you can also frame the roof so that one side of the frame is bigger than the other sides giving the slant. The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle. If you want to make a slanted shed roof then you will need to frame the roof properly so that it is completely supported one method of achieving the slant in your roof is to have one of the walls higher than the other. It has a greater slope.

I decided on a slanted roof. If both walls are the same height you can either raise one by adding plates to it or you can build a frame for the wall separately and then install this on top of the wall. The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference.

It must be clearly equals to thirty five degrees. Once your walls are uneven you can build a slanted roof to fit. I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak. Slate metal tiles shingle and others.

The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle. A slanted shed roof can easily be built if one of the walls of the shed stands taller than the opposite one.