Putting A Roof On A Dog House

Step 2 ridge board stud.

Putting a roof on a dog house.

Cover the surface with tar paper and secure it into place with staples. Apply only enough staples to hold the paper down until you are ready to add the shingles. Use a construction grade staple gun to attach the roofing felt to the roof. After being medically released from the army they are building an off grid homestead from the ground up.

The first two pieces of lumber to affix is the ridge board studs. Cut a piece of 3 4 plywood at the dimensions shown in the diagram and secure it to the rafters with 1 1 4 screws. With the dog house built begin by taking the proper measurements with the tape measure. Building the roof of the dog house.

Make sure you center the plywood piece to the rafters before inserting the screws into place. Assuming the dog house is rectangular and fully constructed except for a roof measure the halfway point on both short ends and mark it.