Unless of course you have a very steep pitch on your trusses or rafters.
Gable shed roof center.
Gable style shed roof.
Now measure again and add 1 and 1 2 inches to give you the placement of the outside face of the gable end rafter.
Don t forget to cut the ends of each board to the appropriate angle to allow them to fit together at the peak.
From the end of the board measure the width of the soffit and mark using the carpenter s square.
The 12 x 24 provides more storage than you might think and is built like a house with 2 x4 stud walls 16 oc with osb.
The skillion or shed roof provides a single slope roof deck running from a high wall to a lower wall.
Gable shed roof framing a gable style is the easiest to build but offers very little storage in the attic.
Then you will have more storage.
This pre owned 12x24 piedmont traditional gable style storage shed features lp smartside siding which comes with a 50 year warranty.
This puts the gable end slightly inside the building so gable studs can be flat nailed easily and neatly.
It permits high storage on one wall and less on the other.
The slope determines if it is a skillion greater than 6 12 or shed roof.
A gable shed roof is the easiest to build and depending on the pitch of the roof will provide you with some storage space in the attic area.
The roof is 25 year architectural shingles and the pitch of the roof is steeper than most.