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When I am planning a shed, I sometimes get carried away and want to start straight away. Experience has shown me that I need to apply the brakes to ensure the shed I build is what I really need. After all, it’s my money.
With this is mind, the key aspect of your shed that I’d recommend you think about is what style of roof you want. That may sound strange, but once you’ve decided on the style of roof, the rest of the shed design falls into place.
Most of the sheds I’ve built in the past have matched the style of the main house. This ensures the shed looks in its correct place, but it’s entirely up to you if you want to try something different.
Pent Roof. This is the simplest of roof styles, and is also the easiest to build! Basically, the front wall is higher than the back wall and the roof is therefore placed on a sliding gradient. This is good for ensuring any rainfall runs off the back, though I’d recommend having the front and back portions of the roof jutting out slightly from the walls to ensure the water drains onto the floor rather than down the walls.
Pitch (Gable) Roof. Each sidewall supports roof trusses that angle towards each other and meet in the middle of the front wall, at a height higher than the height of the walls. The roof therefore has two parts. These are great for extra roof storage.
Hip Roof. This is a slight variation of the usual gable roof. This is because the roof is made up of four sections. Each side wall supports one section of the roof, and each of the front and back walls also support sections of the roof which lean in towards each other. This is more difficult to construct, but is really satisfying to have made!
Saltbox Roof. One side of the shed (let’s say the left side) is higher than the other. This side supports some roof trusses that angle upwards and towards the middle of the front wall. However, the right side supports trusses which meet those of the left side off-center of the front wall. It almost looks lopsided, but is great for storing items which range in height.
Gambrel Roof. This is a variation of the gable roof in that each of the left and right hand sections of the roof are made up of different sections with different sloping gradients. As such, they can increase the amount of storage held (almost in a curved pattern). They are more difficult to build.
Once you’ve decided on the roof style, you’ll need to decide how large you want the interior to be and whether you want it have a rectangular layout or something more challenging!
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