Shingles keep water out in layers.
How to sheath a shed roof.
Roof sheathing is a lot more than just flat panels onto which shingles are attached.
Sheathing strengthens a building s frame.
Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.
As with plywood osb typically comes in 4 ft.
We go in depth on how to install roof sheathing.
The term sheathing refers to the wooden material that covers the outside of structural members such as studs rafters and joists.
Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles.
Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper.
To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
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Thick osb does a fine job sheathing the walls and roof of a shed it is a bottom of the barrel sheet material for several reasons.
First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.
Osb is made of chips of softwood glued together in a semi random pattern.