Single Slope Roof Construction

The reverse hybrid of a hipped and a gable roof.

Single slope roof construction.

In this type of roofs common rafters are provided on each slope without any intermediate support. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. N s and e w compared to the one pair of direction e g. Use prefabricated mono trusses for the easiest and best framing on a single slope roof.

Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch. Although there s isn t any standard pitch of a roof used on all kinds of sloped roofs you can determine the range of pitches by using a roof angle calculator and by considering factors like the local climate and roofing materials. As a builder i didn t make much money on it as basically my head was still caught up in a stick framer s mentality studs and rafters go up and down. Select an angle of slope away from a house into an area with good drainage and complementary to an existing house or other building.

Which is equal to 1 4 or 1 3 the total span of the building not counting any overhang. A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions e g. As a pole building newbie the first pole building i constructed back in the spring of 1981 happened to be a 20 foot by 36 foot three sided loafing shed with a single slope roof. Single roof is defined as a roof having only a single slope on each side of a central ridge whereas in shed roof it has a single slope but without a central ridge.

Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3. Measure the outline of the structure to be roofed with a tape measure or get dimensions from a house plan. A type of japanese roof construction. A hybrid of a gable and a hipped roof.

See above dutch gable gablet. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. The single roof is a type of sloping roof. Pitch is the slope or angle from the wall plate to the roof ridge line.