How do I strengthen this roof? I bought a property and previous owners started building this shed but the roof isn't so sturdy. No building codes here so I don't give a shit. How do I make this so it isn't so wobbly? It's not bad as it is but I don't trust climbing up to sheet it. Thanks dudes
From the thick board on the short side in the closest part to the photo, run a board up at a diagonal to the second “peak” (I don’t know the technical terms). Connect it to 2-3 different boards up there near the top. Do the same thing on the other side and you should be all set.
Diagonal as Anon mentioned and also perlins, Z nails in the sides of the truss ends and stud straps over the end of them would help.
If you add joists you can tie those into the rafters. Adding a ridge and sheething will stiffen it up.
1. Put a joist at the bottom of each arch. This completes the triangle and means the roof won't splat down and push the walls out when any weight is placed on it
2. Put an underperlin running from the front to the back attached to each of the triangle roof trusses as it passes them. This locks them together so they don't fold over sideways under stress
I think this is one of the best approaches without redoing the whole roof. To add onto this, I would also put some plywood gussets at the top of the rafters and on the rafters where the horizontal members meet the rafters like pic related.
Put plywood on it
This. Quit being a b***h OP. It'll stiffen up as you add more. Anyone who says otherwise is a pussy.
The big issue is that how they attached the boards to the sill plate with screws but have nothing else stopping them from flaring out given the outward pressure that will be on that part of the roof
You *need* a board run across the bottom or the roof will sheer off one side or the other
This doesn't mention the lack of a double top plate, solid board across the peak or clear lack of construction knowledge all around
I would unironically remove the shit roof framing, watch some roof framing videos, add an overlapping second top plate so your shed doesn't just randomly lose the short wall when the wind comes up and then properly notch the boards and have an overhang and then put in proper cros bracing
>You *need* a board run across the bottom or the roof will sheer off one side or the other
OP can add pressure blocks to the tops of the walls and nail horizontally through the rafter ends. The rest I agree with
Yeah this is shit, they had no idea how to do this. Just start over with proper rafters
Add mending plates to the front and back and 90 degree plates to the middle ones.
That plus plywood will take out the wobble.
Oops wrong photo.
I think the internet hate me today.
wtf are the comments in this thread... sheathing the roof is what will stiffen it. seems like it was built by someone who didn't exactly know what they were doing but it's fine, it's a tiny structure. maybe consider adding a few joists as others have said. and figuring out rafter tails. but it's fine... adding ply/osb will remove the wobble. add rafter tails before you sheath.
Diagonal bracing on the underside of the rafters is pretty much all you can do if you want to keep the interior vaulted
If the bobeda is hollow, it does not have a 2x6 of joice if you have a roof and above you leave an attic if from there you put the support diagonally from the 2x6 you have to glue all the bins to be able to apply the cornice the sheets of playhood will give you firmness to apply the rofing and at each end you close with 2x4 so that you leave vents or a porthole ask the Mexicans for help they always do it
Put more triangles in it
These are great
That's not what those are used for. L-brackets will not hold a joint square; there is no triangulation, so you're just relying on sheet metal to not bend (it will bend). Too many people (women especially) think metal is magic and you can just stick it on your shitty wood project and it'll make it not fall over.
I've just read books and watched people build entire sheds and homes and that is fricking moronic. Like what is that man? If they fricked up the roof then surely they fricked up something else. Might want to do a check on that.
Well the walls don't meet flush so the siding is going to have gaps. Since the walls don't meet up that means the building isn't square.
Put the first sheet up with a ladder and it'll be strong enough to stand on and put the rest up
Remeber the VHS how-to video craze? Here's a non-shit example.
Framing a roof for a house but you should be able to scale it down if you are not moronic.
>No building codes here
Trust me bro there is a building code. You just don't know about it or you are getting legal advice fromsome bubba down at the bait and tackle shop.