Wondering how to build the structure of your roof.
Ridge pole roof construction.
Choose a ridge board that is one size larger than your common rafters.
We will go over raft.
A stick framed roof uses 2x4 s or 2x6 s or whatever you are framing with but has a ridge board running down the middle ridge line.
Find roof panel ridge caps at lowe s today.
You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates.
Sometimes the rafter will have a tail and extend out past the wall so that you have a soffit or overhang.
Come to think of it the only style shed i can see that would be easy to use a ridge beam is the gable style shed.
The ridge board s length will be the outside measurement of the building plus the length of the overhang at both ends.
For 2 x 4 rafters use a 2 x 6 ridge board.
For 2 x 6 rafters use a 2 x 8 ridge board and so on.
Leave ridge beam for shed construction page.