Sloped Lean To Shed Roof Pitch

Featuring all four walls this shed is designed to be built up against a house or fence.

Sloped lean to shed roof pitch.

This model is also great for any yard with limited space. A 4 12 pitch is around 18 5 degrees but not exactly. The run for a lean to shed rafter ending into a wall should account for the ridge board nailed into the wall where the tops of the rafters rest into. For slopes below 20 degrees systems such as epdm fibreglass metal roofing can be used.

This ugly design is most often avoided by installing a low slope roof to keep the rise of the roof at a minimum. A relatively steep pitch in excess of 40 degrees to be waterproof. If the roof pitch is very steep at all then it will rise to a height that becomes unsightly. More modern tiling and felt shingle systems can achieve lower slopes down to about 20 degrees.

Once installed your lean to style shed can look like an extension of your home. You can also divide the rise over run multiply by 100 and get a percentage. Some builders even choose to match it directly especially if the shed s roof is attached to the house on the high side and just one simple span pitch. Stor mor s lean to or sidekick storage shed is built with a single sloped roof making it ideal for limited storage requirements.

In other words if there is a 1 1 2 ridge board nailed into the wall and the width of the lean to is 96 then the run will be 94 1 2 96 1 1 2 94 1 2. A ratio is the most common way of expressing roof pitch or roof slope but degrees are also possible. Thus a 4 12 pitch would be a 33 slope. For lots more information on which roof finish to use for which slope and indicative costs.