Framing A Roof For A Playhouse

After many long hours and a sore wrist my jig sawing was done and i got to work framing up the play house section.

Framing a roof for a playhouse.

Continue the project by fitting the roofing sheets to the front overhang. A tow rope was used to add some more interest and challenged to the entrance of the playhouse. Build your trusses by screwing the tops of the trusses together using the 2 screws and glue. You ll want to continue that row making sure it s straight until you get to the end.

Miter these to the correct angle to fit. Smooth the edges and attach the sheets to the structure. Maybe there was a better way to do this but at this point i don t want to think about it anymore. It was tied around one roof support beam and then another board was nailed to it.

Lay out the playhouse like a pro using batter boards and string plumb the walls using a spirit level and braces predrill holes with a drill machinery before inserting the screws. Cut the collar ties to the correct angle and length. Make sure you give at least a 1 2 overhang over your plywood. In each of your shingle sheets you want to use four of the roofing nails.

Measure the ridgeboard the board that will run lengthwise through the center of the triangle shaped roof to 7 11. You can let the extra hang off we ll trim it all off at the end. Cut the rafter to the correct angle and length using a framing square and a circular saw or a miter saw. The roof curve was done this way as well and i needed 8 curved pieces as per my design.

Drill pilot holes and secure the sheets to the structure using 1 1 4 screws. Cut the ridge to length. Then attach your. Lay your trusses on.

Fitting the overhang roof. Cut the struts the supportive edge of the roof out of 2x4 boards to 14 long. This is just the distance from the front to the back of the playset 3. Line your ridgepole up with the back side wall and quickly mark the placement of each stud in the back wall.

The top plates of the walls were kerfed 2x4 s.