Framing A Dog House Roof

Use 1 2 inch plywood or another material.

Framing a dog house roof.

Constructing a dog house while attaching the wood pieces together using a drill. Your plywood siding will create the walls of your dog house and serve as a stabilizing force. A lean to roof is a straight forward process but in the same time the roof will drain the water in a professional manner. If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters.

Mike s posted in construction techniques on march 7 2006 05 23am i m building a dog house and am at a point where i need to frame the roof should i draw everything up and calculate where to make cuts or is there an easier quicker way to do this. Assemble the sides by fastening one 15 vertical corner framing member to each edge of the side panels making sure the framing pieces are flush to the edge of the plywood and even with the top of the panel. Appreciate any tips or tricks. The dog house illustrated here was designed for an average size dog.

Fasten with 2 1 2 inch screws. Take your pre measured plywood and attach it to the long sides of the dog house. Frame a box with one board as a center support to create a 48 inch wide x 63 inch long base to attach the floorboards on top using a hammer and 3 inch galvanized nails. Mount the roof framing flush on the sides and back with a 12 inch overhang on the front.

Fasten the panels to the roof framing. Feel free to scale the dimensions up or down as necessary to accommodate your dog. To build this custom dog house design cut three 2 x 4 inch studs to 5 feet in length and two 2 x 4 inch studs to 4 feet. Attach the plywood to the main frame and roof frame of the dog house.

The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. After completing the framework for the dog house make a layout of the side walls and roof panel sizes on the plywood as shown by measuring the dimensions of the walls and the roof on the frame itself. Framing a dog house roof.