Playhouse Roof Framing

Think putting up a roof on a playhouse is difficult.

Playhouse roof framing.

Measure the ridgeboard the board that will run lengthwise through the center of the triangle shaped roof to 7 11. I framed in a large picture window on the west side and a smaller higher window on the east side for the loft. All the framing lumberany of the framing wood walls and roof are made using 100 50 2 4 stock. You can easily reach it with a step stool in the playhouse and stepping up through the rafters and cross supports.

There are a few tips that you should take into account if you want to get a professional result. Pre drill through the roofing panels with a 1 4 drill bit then carefully attach the panels with the woodtite screws. To attach the roofing panels to the roof start on the back of the roof. Cut the rafter to the correct angle and length using a framing square and a circular saw or a miter saw.

This will make your a frame roof secure and sturdy and also creates supports for the metal roof panels you will add in a little bit. Since the playhouse roof is slanted downward from front to back the front wall was at seven feet higher than the back and sides which were all the same height at six feet. More on this in a second 2. In most of the cases you need a friend to give you a hand when assembling the playhouse roof.

Next the 4 by 6 boards were nailed inside to the frame to be a part of the joist structure that was necessary to hold the sheets of plywood and sustain the weight of the particle board concrete forms being used for walls and the roof. 100 50 2 4 is a very common size lumber and is readily available at most lumber yards. Take your 2 x 3 x 8 boards and cut them into 32 support pieces for in between each post of the a frame roof. To do this first create a frame and then cover it with plywood.

Reconsider with this plan. This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters. Invest in high quality lumber and plywood as the components will be exposed to bad weather. I knew when i was planning out this project that i wanted a roof that was going to look good but also be durable and water tight.

Since the roof won t really be supporting any weight we kept it very simple. Protect the components with appropriate paint or stain. When we left off on the playhouse build yesterday we had the deck built the frame of the playhouse done and we were moving up to the roof. Purchased 8 inch wide boards were used to make a frame for the playhouse structure after the railroad ties and corral boars were placed in holes in excess of 3 feet deep.

There s probably a thousand different ways we could have built the roof but this is how we did it.