Salt Box Roof Shed

It is perfect for gardening tools potters pool supplies or even everyday items.

Salt box roof shed.

This shed can be finished in many ways and looks spectacular in board and batten siding. Browse our pricing and features below to customize your saltbox shed and make it unique to you. Today there are not a lot of newly constructed homes that have this type of roof design. The panelized shed kit that is easy to build and only requires a couple of household tools.

Wood siding with cape cod gray paint white trim and black shingles. A salt box house defining feature is its roof. Now you will see this type of rooftop design on garages sheds and outbuildings rather than on homes. A saltbox roof is similar to a gable roof but has different slopes and or spans for the front and rear sides of the roof.

To calculate a saltbox roof select saltbox from the roof type dropdown list or select the corresponding button on the toolbar. Our shed plan adaptation of this classic american colonial architectural style that originated in new england has a front roof with a 12 12 pitch and the rear roof has a lower slope of 5 12. Use several braces to lock the walls together otherwise they might move from position. Ever wonder why this roof design is called a saltbox storage shed.

Saltbox roof we might call it the saltbox but there s no doubt this style is just perfect. The classic saltbox sheds will liven up your backyard. A saltbox roof is a design that was used extensively in the colonial era. Salt box roofs feel like a painted gable style roof with two sides of a central ridge sloping outwards.

Just imagine the possibilities with our classic saltbox sheds. It comes from new england style homes where a two story home had a lean to style addition which reminded people of the boxes where they kept salt to keep it dry. Saltbox shed roof last but not least we recommend you to take care of the finishing touches. So if you want a taste of new england with a story of olden days then a saltbox roof style can be customized with your colors and your choices of window and door placement.

This will result in one wall being higher than the other. A saltbox style with its long rear slope on the roof is one of the most popular styles for storage sheds. Fill the holes with wood filler and let it to dry out for several hours. A saltbox shed is defined by its long sloping roof on the back and shorter sloped roof on the front.