Roofing A Barn Style Shed

A gambrel roof is a popular roof style on many contemporary barns and sheds.

Roofing a barn style shed.

If you plan on building and installing your own gambrel roof you ll have to draw out plans first to determine the proper dimensions. The gambrel roof style is often associated with the dutch carpenters whose wood working traditions brought this beautiful roof style to the americas. The guidelines i am about to explain for you outline the steps i use when i am designing my gambrel shed plans barn shed plans and small barn plans. In this instructable i will be showing you how to build a 12 by 16 shed modeled after an old style barn complete with double barn doors a partial loft a barn style roof and a classic red and white paint job although rea.

Inside that same roof creates a large attic space for increased storage almost doubling the floor space of the shed. For a barn style gambrel roof you will need flashing at the top and the 2 middle points where the roof slopes meet. Find out how wide each piece of metal is then divide the width of the roof by that number. A gambrel style shed roof offers the most storage space in the attic when compared to a gable or saltbox style shed roof.

For this project you will need. The roof design makes your storage or work shed look like a country barn. Roofing felt drip edge shingle. 12 x16 mini barn shed with gambrel roof.