Putting A Roof On A Dog House

Create a sturdier roof.

Putting a roof on a dog house.

Leave the trim off of the back for drainage. Make sure you center the plywood piece to the rafters before inserting the screws into place. Building an off grid home in the canadian wilderness. To keep the dog house extra dry you can cover the entire roof with asphalt impregnated roofing paper or tar paper.

Fasten the 1 by 6 trim around the roof. The trim should stick up about 1 1 2 inches above the roof. Continue adding rows until the side of the roof is covered. After being medically released from the army they are building an off grid homestead from the ground up.

Run the first row of shingles upside down along the bottom edge of the roof using short roofing nails to hold it in place. Staple felt paper in between the 1 by 6 trim. Cover the surface with tar paper and secure it into place with staples. Building the roof of the dog house 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.

Start the next row of shingles directly on top of the first row right side up this time. If you ve chosen to put down tar paper or other material underneath shingles put it down. Lay your 3 tab or other roofing material on the roof of the dog house. Once you ve covered the house you can then add shingles for a traditional sophisticated look.