How To Sheath A Shed Roof
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. First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof. Roof sheathing is a lot more than just flat panels onto which shingles are attached. Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles.
The term sheathing refers to the wooden material that covers the outside of structural members such as studs rafters and joists. Starting with how to place the first row of sheathing we cover fastening methods the use of h clips stagg. And while seven sixteenth in. We go in depth on how to install roof sheathing.
As with plywood osb typically comes in 4 ft. Sheathing strengthens a building s frame. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it. 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.
Osb is made of chips of softwood glued together in a semi random pattern.