Protect the components with appropriate paint or stain.
Playhouse roof framing.
This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters.
There are a few tips that you should take into account if you want to get a professional result.
I knew when i was planning out this project that i wanted a roof that was going to look good but also be durable and water tight.
Once the wall frames are firmly attached to the floor you can move onto making the roof for the playhouse.
Measure the ridgeboard the board that will run lengthwise through the center of the triangle shaped roof to 7 11.
When we left off on the playhouse build yesterday we had the deck built the frame of the playhouse done and we were moving up to the roof.
To do this first create a frame and then cover it with plywood.
Purchased 8 inch wide boards were used to make a frame for the playhouse structure after the railroad ties and corral boars were placed in holes in excess of 3 feet deep.
In most of the cases you need a friend to give you a hand when assembling the playhouse roof.
Pre drill through the roofing panels with a 1 4 drill bit then carefully attach the panels with the woodtite screws.
Take your 2 x 3 x 8 boards and cut them into 32 support pieces for in between each post of the a frame roof.
Since the roof won t really be supporting any weight we kept it very simple.
All the framing lumberany of the framing wood walls and roof are made using 100 50 2 4 stock.
Reconsider with this plan.
Since the playhouse roof is slanted downward from front to back the front wall was at seven feet higher than the back and sides which were all the same height at six feet.
Cut the rafter to the correct angle and length using a framing square and a circular saw or a miter saw.
Think putting up a roof on a playhouse is difficult.
I framed in a large picture window on the west side and a smaller higher window on the east side for the loft.
This will make your a frame roof secure and sturdy and also creates supports for the metal roof panels you will add in a little bit.
Invest in high quality lumber and plywood as the components will be exposed to bad weather.
We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow.
There s probably a thousand different ways we could have built the roof but this is how we did it.
Take a few more of your 2 x 3 x 8 boards and frame out the front door.
100 50 2 4 is a very common size lumber and is readily available at most lumber yards.
You can easily reach it with a step stool in the playhouse and stepping up through the rafters and cross supports.
