Shingles keep water out in layers.
How to sheath a shed roof.
How to correctly install plywood or osb roof sheathing.
Sheathing strengthens a building s frame.
Roof sheathing is a lot more than just flat panels onto which shingles are attached.
As with plywood osb typically comes in 4 ft.
And while seven sixteenth in.
Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles.
The term sheathing refers to the wooden material that covers the outside of structural members such as studs rafters and joists.
Thick osb does a fine job sheathing the walls and roof of a shed it is a bottom of the barrel sheet material for several reasons.
To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
Osb is made of chips of softwood glued together in a semi random pattern.
Starting with how to place the first row of sheathing we cover fastening methods the use of h clips stagg.
First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.
We go in depth on how to install roof sheathing.