Simple Playhouse Roof

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Simple playhouse roof.

If you are really confused right now read this page and see if it makes a little more sense. Find something cool and download today. We purchased this playhouse kit about a year ago and it has help up great so far. Let s put it this way.

This playhouse plan is part of a series of plans. My only complaint is that the roof isn t waterproof and when it rains everything in it gets drenched. We still have a few things on the ol to do list like fixing the fence adding some accessories to the playhouse and adding a little kid sized table to kind of round out this corner of the. Since our playset is 72 inches wide each rafter will go over 36 inches and since we are using an 8 12 roof pitch it will go up 24 inches.

Build the rafters out of 2 2 lumber. I ve been teasing this playhouse for a long time and we finally finished it this weekend. We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow. This was so easy because it has a grid on it for easy cutting and installation.

The first thing you need to do is measure your roof and cut enough feltbuster roofing felt to cover it. I really wanted the house to be waterproof that way i can also use it as a storage shed for all my daughters toys. So after i got all my supplies home i got back to work and yall i roofed that playhouse all by myself top to bottom. Because i kind of still can t.

We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow. This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters. Feb 24 2015 think putting up a roof on a playhouse is difficult. Fit the rafters to the playhouse making sure you place them equally spaced.

Jackson s playhouse has a straight up roof just like our house. The playhouse was small enough i was able to stretch on a ladder and attach the ridge without having to climb onto the roof. But it works it s fast and it s perfect for a playhouse. This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters.

How to build a playhouse roof. And we did it. Drill pilot holes and secure them into place with 2 1 2 screws. Now for the roof and a weird roof for a house it is no shingles no tar paper and no rafters.

It s actually built more like an upside down boat with ribs part m and a hull of thin plywood strips l. Cut the ends of the rafters at the right angles as shown in the diagram. Begin by nailing on the ribs m. You will overlap the ridge piece on the top of the roof panels and secure to the horizontal closure strips at the top of the roof closest to the roof ridge.