Summer House Roof Construction

Apex flat pent pyramid and asymmetric.

Summer house roof construction.

We offer a huge variety of roofs. If you opt for a concrete base then you will have more durability while a slab base is easier to move around in case you want to move your summer house in the future. Usually the outdoor structure features felt or tiled roofs a number of large windows and doors allowing significant amounts of light to shine through. Work your way up to the ridge on either side and finish the ridge with ridge cap shingles.

At lugarde you can choose from a range of different roof shapes for your summerhouse log cabin gazebo garage or carport. Shed roof design calculator. Like the sheathing and underlayment the roof cover is installed lengthwise from the bottom up. So you better avoid risks and disappointments when planning reconstructions and conversions.

Because that s how you know what works and what does not so now let s talk about the pent roof. First decide whether you want the base made of slab or made of concrete. Like sheathing shingles should be staggered and like underlayment they should also overlap. This is repeated until the ridge is reached and ridge capping is used at the very top of the roof.

With pyramid apex and asymmetric roofs roof shingles are included in the price. Wooden shingles 30 year life expectancy have a layer of underlay on the bottom and are fixed to battens. Starting at the bottom of the roof the tiles are laid overlapping each other by roughly 150 mm.