By adding a rear side extension or by adding a shed roof to the centre of your existing gable roof.
Gable roof with shed roof addition front and back.
Rather than a single slope a gable roof consists of two slopes that meet at a peak running down the middle of the roof.
Gable roofs will easily shed water and snow provide more space for an attic or vaulted ceilings and allow more ventilation.
When matched to the angle and proportions of other rooflines on the house your gable roof will add visual interest and character to the home making the addition look like an asset that belongs with the house.
Make 26 6 degree cuts to both ends of the trims and then attach them into place with 2 1 2 screws.
Also known as pitched or peaked roof gable roofs are some of the most popular roofs in the us.
But it is important that the roof pitch is exactly the same as the existing roof because you will see it from one roof to the other if it isn t.
A gabled roof is a roof with two sloping sides that come together at a ridge creating end walls with a triangular extension called a gable at the top.
Use 8d nails to lock the trims into place tightly.
Roofing 10 20 gable shed.
Use 2 6 lumber for the front and back roof trims.
Align the edges with attention drill pilot holes and insert 3 1 2 screws to lock them into place tightly.
Pros of gable roofs.
The two most adopted techniques for extending a gable roof with shed roof addition are.
Fit the 1 6 trims to the sides of the roof.
With the roof pitch the same it doesn t matter if the new addition is slightly off in height or lined up front to back because you re going over or under the old roof.