Drill pilot holes and secure them into place with 2 1 2 screws.
Roof plans playhouse.
Build the rafters out of 2 2 lumber.
Pergola style roof roofing shingles like on most homes metal corrugated panels cover roof with outdoor fabric.
Since our playset is 72 inches wide each rafter will go over 36 inches and.
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.
Reconsider with this plan.
Fit the rafters to the playhouse making sure you place them equally spaced.
We decided to use an 8 12 roof pitch which means for every 12 inches the roof goes over it goes up 8 inches.
5 2 4 12.
How to build a playhouse roof.
Playhouse plans material list.
More on this in a second.
The walls are very light easy for one person to build and move.
I love the suntuf panels we chose but in case you want to try something else here are some other playhouse roof ideas.
The four walls are simply screwed together at the corners to make up the playhouse.
We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow.
Cut the rafter to the correct angle and length using a framing square and a circular saw or a miter saw.
All the walls are built using 2x2s and exterior 1 4 plywood.
Here s the build so far.
Cut the ends of the rafters at the right angles as shown in the diagram.
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.
Playhouse plans overview.