Pent Shed Roof Angle

Discussion in landscaping and outdoors started by shaggy mar 15 2017.

Pent shed roof angle.

The flat roof pitch 0 to 10 degrees a flat roof has a pitch of 10 degrees or lower. I m building my own shed and have decided to use a pent roof as it seems a lot easier and adequate for my needs. Number of rafters and their dimensions. The main materials option used for a shed with a flat roof is bitumen mineral felt on top of sheet metal or plywood decking.

I d prefer a pent style roof so what height difference between the front to back should i have for a decent angle for rain to run off without chances of water running back under the felt onto the wood. Pent roof shed questions. Again the most important consideration is the weather. Building a shed roof with an overhang can substantially change the look of the shed and can add extra functions.

Much depends on what your intended use for the shed actually is. If you are only trying to keep a wood pile dry or storing a few outdoor tools and light machinery out of the weather then you might consider a simple single pitch roof since most everything inside will be stored at ground level and pulled out from the outside of the shed. If your roof pitch is greater than 3 your roof is considered pitched read more about roof pitch at wikipedia. A roof overhang can allow for the incorporation of soffits another roof ventilation option and they can help cover entryways and move rain water farther away from the shed and foundation.

A clinometer is a simple device for measuring the angle between two points or the pitch of a slope. Click here to read more on shed roofs return from shed roof pitch to the shed roof hub page. Whichever roof pitch you choose make sure that you select a roof covering that is designed to be waterproof at the angle that you eventually select. Kalk pro is online shed roof calculator single slope pent roof skillion program determines basic material consumption for roof building roofing underlayment volume all quantitative and dimensional values of the shed pent roof truss system.

This will give you the required roof pitch. The roof pitch measures the steepness of your shed roof and typically takes values from 1 to 12. While you hold the wood get a friend to use a clinometer to tell you the angle between the top of the shed walls and the marked line. This free roof pitch calculator will take your roof width see the picture and rise the height of the roof and will calculate the roof pitch both as numeric value.

Although i ve seen quite a bit on posts about roof building i can t really understand enough from the written descriptions. If choosing a flat roof keep in mind this will most likely require more frequent maintenance to prevent leaking.