Roof Ideas For Playhouse

I really wanted the house to be waterproof that way i can also use it as a storage shed for all my daughters toys.

Roof ideas for playhouse. So a new gaf timberline natural shadow. The yellow roof complements the pale green chosen for this rustic playhouse. All the walls are built using 2x2s and exterior 1 4 plywood. The four walls are simply screwed together at the corners to make up the playhouse.

Here s the build so far. Drill pilot holes and secure them into place with 2 1 2 screws. We decided to use an 8 12 roof pitch which means for every 12 inches the roof goes over it goes up 8 inches. The walls are very light easy for one person to build and move.

Pergola style roof roofing shingles like on most homes metal corrugated panels cover roof with outdoor fabric. With an assortment of color options and designs to choose from swingsetmall has your child covered. If you are really confused right now read this page and see if it makes a little more sense. 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.

This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters. Feb 24 2015 think putting up a roof on a playhouse is difficult. Reconsider with this plan. Dutch doors and cottage style windows make for an adorable country playhouse.

How to build a playhouse roof. Build the rafters out of 2 2 lumber. 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. My only complaint is that the roof isn t waterproof and when it rains everything in it gets drenched.

Fit the rafters to the playhouse making sure you place them equally spaced. 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. We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow. More durable and economical than factory play set replacement roofs our residential replacement tarps for playsets come in durable waterproof and uv protected vinyl allowing your child to play outdoors on clear sunny or cloudy drizzly days.

We purchased this playhouse kit about a year ago and it has help up great so far. 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.