How To Build A Lean To Roof Off A Shed
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Also decide how the roof of the lean to will interface with the roof of the shed.
How to build a lean to roof off a shed. You may need a simple gutter or downspout drainage piping to prevent pooling at the base of the lean to. Using 2 80lb bags of ready mix concrete for footings i dropped a few shovels full in each hole except for the shallow hole. Welcome to the break free homestead youtube channel in today s video i am installing a lean to on an 8 8 x 10 shed. 2 screw the add on wall to the top of 1 side of the shed.
One hole could not go any deeper than a foot due to large rocks and tree roots. Also attach on the side along the framing front. Make sure the block is deep enough to give the desired finished floor height. Frame the top bottom and sides of the wall using 2x4 lumber and attach joists between the top and bottom every 22 5 inches 57 cm using 3 inch screws.
Start with a corner block. Dig out the first hole set in the block and check the elevation of the floor using a 2 6. I used standard corrugated roofing for. The sloped roof of the lean to shed will allow water and snow to run off to one side of the roof without soaking into the wood.
Start with the row closest to existing shed. We added the gable trim after we finished painting the whole shed this way we would not get paint on the trim. And that is how we built a lean to roof for a shed plus installed a metal roof. If your region receives heavy snowfall build the roof to withstand that load.