Lean To Shed Roof Rafters

Now build the remaining roof rafters using the original rafter template and the jig on the shed floor.

Lean to shed roof rafters.

Insert 5 support beams on the front and back of the shed to hold up the sloping roof. These support beams will hold up the rafters on the sides of the roof. It was not all that hard building a shed roof. Test the rafter assembly by standing it up and lining it up with the edges of the shed floor.

You can use common rafters on any shed roof but they make the most sense when constructing a gable roof or lean to type shed roof where they can sit on or attach to top plates of a wall. In other words if there is a 1 1 2 ridge board nailed into the wall and the width of the lean to is 96 then the run will be 94 1 2 96 1 1 2 94 1 2. Lean to roof framing. Cut the roof sheets from 3 4 plywood and then attach them to the top of the shed.

I made the rafters and got them up today. Cut the support beams and insert them under the roof. Install the gussets on both sides of all the rafters except for the gable end rafters. Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building.

Align the edges flush drill pilot holes and insert 1 5 8 screws to secure them into place every 8 along the rafters. The run for a lean to shed rafter ending into a wall should account for the ridge board nailed into the wall where the tops of the rafters rest into. Lean to rafters then connect to a ledger board against a wall of another shed or house. Before you start cutting you first need to determine how long your roof rafters need to be and the angles at which you ll cut the top and bottom of the rafter.