Outbuilding Concrete Roof

A concrete block shed should be built on a slab or footer foundation.

Outbuilding concrete roof.

A grout will hold the flat concrete roof in place. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. The 4 inch solid concrete roof was joined to a mirror image on the neighbours side. For this step you will have to make the grout mixture.

Foundations should be level square and built to appropriate depths for the location s frost line. For a concrete slab measure. If your shed site slopes pouring concrete is a bigger job because you have to build strong forms and pour extra concrete on the downhill side. The term pitch refers to the slope of the roof.

In order to adhere to standardized building codes and ensure adequate runoff your shed s roof must have a pitch of at least 3 12 read as three in twelve. Add some water to get a flowing consistency. A simpler method is to build your shed floor like a deck with footings posts and a wood frame covered by plywood. I put supports under the roof then used a petrol stihl saw to cut my roof away from the neighbours as close to the party wall as possible.

From doors and windows to trim and roofing. To make a grout you will need sand and portland cement. Determine your desired roof pitch. Then cut the rest of the roof away a bit at a time and slid it off the edge.

A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.