Framing A Roof For A Playhouse

Cut the ridge to length.

Framing a roof for a playhouse.

After many long hours and a sore wrist my jig sawing was done and i got to work framing up the play house section. I used the solar gray color to. It was tied around one roof support beam and then another board was nailed to it. You ll want to continue that row making sure it s straight until you get to the end.

Build your trusses by screwing the tops of the trusses together using the 2 screws and glue. Cut the collar ties to the correct angle and length. Smooth the edges and attach the sheets to the structure. Create the eight rafters made from 2x4 inch boards.

Regular wood if you paint seal it for the outdoors it will last for years 5 2 4 8 boards 4 2 3 8 boards 5 2 4 8 boards 4 2 3 8 boards 3 8 suntuf corrugated roofing panels i used the solar gray color to give a bit of shade to the playhouse. In each of your shingle sheets you want to use four of the roofing nails. A tow rope was used to add some more interest and challenged to the entrance of the playhouse. Make sure you give at least a 1 2 overhang over your plywood.

The top plates of the walls were kerfed 2x4 s. Maybe there was a better way to do this but at this point i don t want to think about it anymore. Line your ridgepole up with the back side wall and quickly mark the placement of each stud in the back wall. The roof curve was done this way as well and i needed 8 curved pieces as per my design.

Continue the project by fitting the roofing sheets to the front overhang. Drill pilot holes and secure the sheets to the structure using 1 1 4 screws. You can let the extra hang off we ll trim it all off at the end. Miter these to the correct angle to fit.

Measure the ridgeboard the board that will run lengthwise through the center of the triangle shaped roof to 7 11. Cut the rafter to the correct angle and length using a framing square and a circular saw or a miter saw. Then attach your. Cut the struts the supportive edge of the roof out of 2x4 boards to 14 long.

Lay your trusses on.