Roof Structures For Pole Barns 1 Angle Steep Slanted Roof

As a pole building newbie the first pole building i constructed back in the spring of 1981 happened to be a 20 foot by 36 foot three sided loafing shed with a single slope roof.

Roof structures for pole barns 1 angle steep slanted roof.

The four major types of roofs used for barns are gable hip shed and gambrel. High gable barn roofs allow more space than what is found in your typical pole barn kits. To see how pitch impacts the look of a garage and changes cost click the design center button on our pole barn kits page. For example if you have a 24 wide barn with a 4 12 pitch you will have 4 in height from the top of the wall to the peak in the roof.

I wanted a simple roof. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference. A roof with the pitch divided into a shallow slope above a steeper slope. A roof similar to a mansard but sloped in one direction rather than both.

Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. Which simply means you have 4 feet of rise in 12 feet of width. Each roof type has advantages and disadvantages. It has a greater slope.

As a builder i didn t make much money on it as basically my head was still caught up in a stick framer s mentality studs and rafters go up and down. Roof pitch refers to the amount of rise a roof has compared to the horizontal measurement of the roof called the run. Most pole barns come with a 4 12 pitch. An element of the second empire architectural style mansard style in the u s.

I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak.