New shed build - some assembly required...

[big-all]

Yes, planning on one window on the front Big-all, and I'll be running 2 or 3 beams from the front to the back to support the roof.

Good to know on the preservative Mike - will do that bfore the whole thing becomes immovable.

2 is the obvious answer if the shed is 12ft then at 4 and 8ft to join the boards on

now assuming you need around 4 to 8" each end for overlap start at 1 end with the 5ft odd[plus overhang] panel so the first timber will be around 3ft 6 in from the end wall the next one will be at 4ft centers with the last span filled by a board and a bit length ways side to side with a join towards the back top wall using a bit off off cut ply/roofing material or 2x1" baton inside

[speed]

looking good so far

[jmc67]

I was thinking 2 big-all, but the doorway is underneath where one of the beams will go, so it's not a hugely strong point, hence I may do 3, and span the doorway. I'm using the tongue and groove for the roof as well rather than boards.

[big-all]

looking at your drawing if you overhang the rh side by say4 to 6" then go in 4ft from that point then 4ft again giving you 8ft from the overhang or around 7ft4" from the inside face off the rh wall

what you need to do is work out exactly what lengths your sheets will be and what offcuts you will have and plan an additional timber to suit your situation
for example if the back to front with overhang will be 5ft10" you would have some 2ft 2" off cuts
if you put a timber each side off the door frame and the 2ft2" above the door how would the other timbers and boards fit in ??

the example here in my shed is first "A" frame is 3ft 3" from the the back wall next 2ft centres next 4ft centers final one 3ft3" again
3ft3" allows the back overhang 2ft uses up the offcuts 4ft full sheet then 3ft3" allows the other overhang

[nick200]

Looks very good so far

[jmc67]

Well after taking some time out to treat the back panel, I've done a bit more work now. Built the front, door, and top, and I now have a shed . I got a local glazier to cut me a piece of glass to size, and made a basic door. The roof had to me made on the ground and felted there as well, as there wasn't room to do it when up. Took 3 of us the lift it into position. Need to sort some corner strips, and edges for the roof, but that's for later now. Just glad to have it up and water tight.

Been an interesting exercise - took about 30 hours in total, and would recommend to anyone if they have the time/tools. I over estimated the wood by quite a bit, but I reckon it cost me about £600 to make, which would have been much cheaper than a custom built one (which it needed to be for the space).

[dewaltdisney]

You made a good job of that

DWD

[big-all]

as dwd says excellent job

shame you didnt use decent quality felt to last around 10-12 years unlike the 4 to 6 years off the cheap stuffed felt
as long as you keep the shirt on your back

[speed]

nice job, some 20mm square timbers up thw corners would finish it off nicley

[southwood3]

It looks a really neat job. You might consider fitting some guttering on the front to channel the water away from the shed or perhaps to a water butt. My shed roof has a decent overhang but the water used to run off and splash the lower sections of the panels. These parts were always the last to dry out after a downpour. After fitting gutters they no longer get so wet. You'd be amazed at the amount of water that can be collected from a 12X10 roof that would otherwise fall to ground and saturate the lower boards.

[jmc67]

Thanks guys. The felt was from Homebase as thats the nearest 'shed' to me, but not the cheap and nasty stuff, it was the premium range - much tougher felt than the last roll I bought. So hopefully it'll last a bit longer than that big-all. I've been cutting down some of the left over tongue and groove today to make the corner fillet strips (hurrah for having a bandsaw), and yep, am going to be fitting guttering to the front, with the aim of collecting the water. I'm going to get a decent size water butt - as you say a decent sized roof collects a huge amount.

There is a next stage to the project as well - there is a gap of about 120cm between the shed and the back of the garage, and the plan is to have covered log store there with a clear plastic roof.

[Me9141]

Great build, looks professionally put together