Depending on where your shed is located the higher end can be fastened to the side of another building such as your house or garage.
Simple shed roof no overhang.
Do the same for the other side.
The roof trusses don t extend out beyond the wall line.
The overhang at the bottom of the slope is a simple overhang.
Imho sheds like this are better with t1 11 and be done then you don t have issues that you re running into now.
To extend eaves out will be pretty simple however the simplest method extending the roof plywood down a few inches will give a place for bees and bugs to nest which you probably don t want.
I have battled with the same overhang no overhang design.
With the west east overhangs the main use is siding window protection and keeping rain snow from foundation.
Use this measurement to cut a length of 2 4 making sure that one side of the board is miter cut to match the peak of the roof.
With our house we are planning minimal east and west overhangs and ample south and north.
The span of your shed is from the outside edge of one outer wall to the other running the width of the shed.
Once cut check to make sure the two lengths of 2x4s meet uniformly at the roof peak.
Probably one of the simplest shed roof designs out there this style of roof is commonly referred to as a lean to or skillion type of roof.
Building a loft in the roof cavity is easy and provides much more storage space than either the gable or saltbox sheds.
We love the look of the no overhang scottish style roof line as well.
Do you want your roof to hang over the edges of your shed.
It typically has a single face that is higher on one end than the other.
Whereas the overhang on the gable end is a gable ladder in the opposing direction a gable ladder is formed in a very similar way to the pent roof.
Continue below for no overhang.
Detailed and illustrated guides for building gambrel gable and saltbox style shed roofs.
An overhang is another consideration.
A shed roof that is not stick framed will be built with trusses.
Begin by measuring from your extended fascia to the peak of the shed.
Install the roof sheeting.
It does not take into account any roof overhang you may or may not have.