Kids Playhouse Roof Ideas

I love the suntuf panels we chose but in case you want to try something else here are some other playhouse roof ideas.

Kids playhouse roof ideas.

You have a few options here you can saw off the excess nail not recommended on a normal roofing project at all but okay for a playhouse you can hammer the ends of the nails to be a 90 degree angle so the excess lays flush against the ceiling of the playhouse or you can add another layer of plywood inside the playhouse an inch or so down to act as a drop ceiling of sorts. Fit the rafters to the playhouse making sure you place them equally spaced. I knew when i was planning out this project that i wanted a roof that was going to look good but also be durable and water tight. The four walls are simply screwed together at the corners to make up the playhouse.

Here s the build so far. When we left off on the playhouse build yesterday we had the deck built the frame of the playhouse done and we were moving up to the roof. Check out playhouse examples for size layout design roof door ideas and more. Cut the ends of the rafters at the right angles as shown in the diagram.

The walls are very light easy for one person to build and move. Since our playset is 72 inches wide each rafter will go over 36 inches and since we are using an 8 12 roof pitch it will go up 24 inches. We decided to use an 8 12 roof pitch which means for every 12 inches the roof goes over it goes up 8 inches. Drill pilot holes and secure them into place with 2 1 2 screws.

Build the rafters out of 2 2 lumber. How to build a playhouse roof. Pergola style roof roofing shingles like on most homes metal corrugated panels cover roof with outdoor fabric. All the walls are built using 2x2s and exterior 1 4 plywood.