How To Build A Shed Roof Over A Door

Install the corbels flush with the top of the door trim and against the side door trim.

How to build a shed roof over a door.

Build a shed door that will last. Use 2x6s for the upper and lower ledgers and the subfascia. Bringing you along on how we would design and build one piece of a big puzzle on a project. The shed door seldom gets the maximum amount attention as would the roof and even the foundation most of the time folks would simply purchase a pre built door measure it and install it and think that the job is done.

Once you have chosen the roof framing that is suitable for the type of shed roof that you are making then you just need to follow a series of instructions that proceed according to a set plan. First nail the lower ledger into the wall studs over the top of the door trim. We approach everything on a project as if it is a design challeng. The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video.

The process of building a shed roof follows a relatively straightforward approach. Use your template roof to measure and cut angled truss boards then screw them together and into the end caps. Centers and at each end. The ceiling joists and the rafters can be framed with 2x4s.