Summer House Roof Construction

If you opt for a concrete base then you will have more durability while a slab base is easier to move around in case you want to move your summer house in the future.

Summer house roof construction.

This is repeated until the ridge is reached and ridge capping is used at the very top of the roof. We offer a huge variety of roofs. The easiest style of roof to build is a simple pent roof. Apex flat pent pyramid and asymmetric.

First decide whether you want the base made of slab or made of concrete. Coat the roof with at least two layers of roofing felt. At lugarde you can choose from a range of different roof shapes for your summerhouse log cabin gazebo garage or carport. Clad the frame with shiplap timber for a good quality building.

Use at least 2 x 2 inch timber for this. Starting at the bottom of the roof the tiles are laid overlapping each other by roughly 150 mm. With pyramid apex and asymmetric roofs roof shingles are included in the price. Like sheathing shingles should be staggered and like underlayment they should also overlap.

Like the sheathing and underlayment the roof cover is installed lengthwise from the bottom up. This is simple to apply with roofing nails. This can be achieved simply using only a hammer general purpose saw and nails. Wooden shingles 30 year life expectancy have a layer of underlay on the bottom and are fixed to battens.