Shed roofs are considered the simplest design. Many have heard about their shortcomings, so they decide to build more complex models. Projects of houses with pitched roof sure to inspire with their extraordinary appearance. The main thing is to do everything with high quality and taste.

Cottage with a shed roof in the style of minimalism

To understand whether such a roof is suitable, it is worth weighing its advantages and disadvantages.

Main advantages:

  • due to the simple design, it will take less material and the masters will be able to quickly assemble it;

The roof is flat, but it is also shed
  • this type of roof is beneficial for regions in which strong winds often blow;
  • just take care of her. And it is easier to repair it, especially if the angle of inclination of the slope is not very large;

Frame house with a shed roof - country design
  • precipitation will go in one direction, so you do not have to equip storm systems around the perimeter of the building. However, due to the increased load, you will also have to buy parts for the drain;
  • such roofs are in demand because they can be installed in energy-efficient smart homes;
  • you can design an attic with large windows (see examples at the link).

Attic under a shed roof - there is very little space left at the bottom of the slope

There are few disadvantages:

  1. It is not always possible to give a suitable slope for rainfall, which is why water lingers on the roofing material. So that it does not get wet, they organize reinforced waterproofing;
  2. Not quite the correct form, which is especially noticeable in buildings with an attic. Due to the decreasing slope, it is not possible to equally use the entire area of ​​\u200b\u200ba one and a half floor;
  3. The rafters are very long. It is necessary to accurately calculate the snow loads and select the material with sufficient reliability.

There are no critical flaws. With the correct drafting of the project and compliance with construction standards, a building with such a roof will serve no worse than others.

The specifics of the operation of a pitched roof

Attention! Design should be carried out by specialists who know about all its subtleties.

Many of us are not designers, but everyone who thinks about construction must know about the specifics of drafting projects and operating such a roof.


Timber house with pitched roof
  • When there is no attic in the project, and the truss system will be the basis of the ceiling of the upper rooms, you must choose quality materials for roofing, waterproofing, finishing. Otherwise, after the first leak, you will have to spend money on repairs.
  • Gotta do good thermal insulation, since a roof without a technical floor can freeze evenly over the entire area (read the article).
  • If the project has a roof with a small slope angle, you will need to regularly monitor its condition and repair it in time. It is necessary to provide access ways to the top so that you can manually clear the surface of snow.

The more bias, the better.
  • The attic floor becomes an ambiguous room. The low part of the room should be given for the installation of furniture (for example, structures with retractable seats storage), and the rest of the walls are made at the discretion of the owners.

If the roof has a large angle of inclination, the entire front wall is open to winds and showers, so protection should be provided.

Shed roof houses - projects, photos

On the example of specific projects, you can consider construction technology projects and choose the best solutions.

Projects of two-story houses with a pitched roof

The roof from the first example is very similar to the gable. However, the roof slopes are not connected in one piece, so the structure is considered single-pitched. See photo below.


Frame house with a shed roof - house projects with a terrace and a carport

This is a winning solution that allows you to give an unusual appearance. For this, the slopes are made at different heights. It all looks modern - convenience and beauty without unnecessary details.

On finished project a small and covered area for a car is visible, which you can refuse. The roof of the building consists of three parts located at different levels.

Project specifications:

  • total area - 111.1 m 2;
  • living area - 54.63 m 2;
  • the foundation is made of brick. External walls can be built of brick or aerated concrete at the request of the customer. The ceilings are also monolithic reinforced concrete. Roofing material - natural and bituminous tiles;
  • insulation with mineral wool;
  • the exterior is made of decorative plaster and wooden or WPC lining.

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Internal organization

The layout is as follows:

  1. The size of the building box is 9x11.95 meters. The width is taken taking into account the parking space.
  2. The entrance to the house is through an open porch-terrace with an area of ​​5.22 square meters.
  3. There is a large wardrobe in the hall. Next is the staircase and the entrances to the bathroom and the kitchen-living room (the drawings of the stairs are presented in the article).
  4. The cooking and eating area is combined with a spacious living room. Those who do not like this approach can install a partition here and put doors. The smell of cooking food and the heat from the stove will spread throughout the house, which does not suit everyone.
  5. The bathroom is L-shaped. Downstairs there is a shower cubicle.
  6. Next comes the passage to the technical room, where the heating boiler is installed. Here is the back door from the house.

Of the features worth noting is the fireplace (see link) in the living room. A large panoramic window immediately provides natural light.


Layout of the first floor of a house up to 150 m2 with a pitched roof

Second floor layout:

  1. The stairs to the second floor lead to a small corridor, from which 4 doors lead on the sides.
  2. The first is in the main bathroom. It is almost twice as large as the one on the ground floor. There is enough space to install a full-fledged corner bath. The room has a window, which is located exactly above the canopy above the entrance.
  3. The rest of the doors lead to the bedrooms, although the rooms can be used for other purposes, for example, to make an office in one of them. One of the rooms has a modest area of ​​8.39 squares. It is enough for one person, you can make, for example, a nursery.
  4. The largest bedroom is almost 18 square meters in size, and it is also connected to a wardrobe. Definitely, this room will be used by parents.
  5. The third living room is also small - 11.82 m 2, but even here there is enough space to install a double bed.

Houses with a shed roof photo with layouts

This house is perfect for a family of 4-5 people. There is not much space, there is a narrow corridor, but the convenient location of the bathrooms compensates for this moment.

Someone may not like that the ceilings of all living quarters will be sloping, but this is a feature of houses with an attic.

25 photos of houses with a shed roof in different styles

The project of a one-story frame house

The second project is cottage with a pitched roof. The structure is universal, since it can be built from different materials(SIP panels, in the form of a frame sheathed with boards, various blocks, for example, aerated concrete).

Such a house can be used both for temporary residence, for example, a summer residence, and for permanent residence, if the construction budget is small. This is a mini-cottage of a simple design, which is easy to build.

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Project of a one-story house with shed view roofing

Technical characteristics of the building:

  • the total area, not counting the covered terrace - 60 squares. Residential - 58. Everything in the house is only the most necessary, so there is a minimal difference between the areas;
  • dimensions of the building box - 12 * 5 meters. With such a length, the interior space can be divided into more rooms;
  • The structure is elongated and narrow. This will allow him to fit in the same area. It is also worth considering that all rooms will be adjacent;
  • the construction technology used is modular or frame, although cellular blocks are perfect.

Internal layout

The entrance to the building is located in the center, but not exactly, but with a slight offset so that the main bedroom can be made larger. Thanks to this position of the door, one central room appeared, from which you can go to different parts of the house without making them completely adjacent.

After the entrance, I will splice a kitchen-living room with an area of ​​21.78 m 2. The main part of this room is reserved for dining area, although you can arrange the furniture differently.

Two passages were made in the side walls. Leaving to the right, you can get into the bedroom and the plumbing unit. From the living room there is a passage to a fairly spacious dressing room.

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On the left side of the room have a mirror arrangement. The difference is that instead of a bathroom there is a pantry. Since the total area is small, a mounted boiler is enough for efficient heating, which will be located right in the kitchen area, on the wall.


Sketch drawing of a small private house

This house is enough to accommodate 3-4 people, but no more. If more space is required, it is better to consider other options. Among other things, you can find projects of two-story buildings 5x5, 6x7 and 8x8 meters.

Technologies for building houses with a pitched roof

Such houses can be built from different materials, using appropriate installation technologies. However frame structures stand alone.

You can hardly meet them in Russia, since our man loves everything solid, but in Europe there is a real boom for such buildings. Surprisingly, they are used mainly in the northern regions of this part of the world.


Houses with a shed roof projects - photo, layout

Gradually, such houses find their fans in our country. The main reason is the low cost of construction, although it is not so much different from the same block structures.

But if we compare the speed of construction and finishing, then the carcasses have no equal in this. An experienced team will deliver the house in 1-2 months, or maybe faster if modern technologies are used.

presented in the article.


A frame house made of wooden bricks is assembled incredibly quickly

Types of frame buildings

There are two types of frame buildings (we do not take frame-panel into account, since this technology is used mainly for the construction of high-rise buildings):

Frame-sheathing

It involves a separate installation of the "skeleton" of the structure, after which it is sheathed with finishing materials from the outside and inside.

From the inside, a heater is laid in the structure. Thanks to this procedure, you can freely change the size and shape of the facade.

The main difficulty is proper insulation without cold bridges (read about in the article).


Country houses with a shed roof - projects

Frame-panel

Such a house is assembled, like a designer, from large shields, which are multilayer panels. For residential buildings, SIP panels are used.

This material has three layers - it is covered with OSB panels on the sides, and polystyrene foam of a certain thickness is glued inside.

SIP panels have positive qualities- the construction of them takes place quickly, the structures are very warm.


One-story houses with a shed roof: projects, photos - both walls and ceilings are made of SIP panels

In both cases, the basis for the wall material is a frame, which is assembled mainly from hardwood. There are options on steel I-beams, but this material is much more expensive, and installation requires the use of special equipment, so they are extremely rare.

Such houses are considered wooden, but they have a significant advantage - the design does not shrink much. Finishing can be done immediately, without waiting for six months or more.

Appearance frame house can be anything - a variety of materials are used for decoration. Examples in the photo gallery.

If you want to build an extraordinary, unlike the neighbor's house, take a closer look at the houses under a pitched roof. It gives the building originality. In addition, a shed roof is the easiest to construct. So simple that it is quite possible to do it yourself.

Advantages and disadvantages

Shed roofs are considered the most inexpensive and easy to install. And this is true, especially with a small width of the building. However, in our country, houses with shed roofs are very rare. For the most part, this is due to the fact that the two or four of us are more accustomed to pitched roofs- they look more familiar. The second challenge is to find a project adapted to our weather conditions. There are a lot of projects on Western resources, but they are designed for a milder climate, as a rule, they have a large glass area. Finding an architect who will competently change the project you like is very difficult. But if you still succeed, and at the same time the harmony of the building is not disturbed, the house turns out to be very original.

Many are afraid of uneven ceilings in some part of the building. Of course, they are more difficult to beat than the standard ones, but the result is of a completely different level - 100% original. True, this time it is very difficult to find a designer who can develop such an interior in the vastness of our Motherland, however, it is possible.

There is another way out - to align the ceilings due to the overlap, and free space under the roof to be used as technical rooms. Implemented and such options and the owners are very satisfied. Yes, the technical rooms are on the ground floor, but upstairs, but there are no problems with groundwater.

These are, perhaps, all the disadvantages or pitfalls that a pitched roof can bring. There is, however, one more point that can hardly be called a disadvantage. Due to the peculiarity of the structure, the roofing material on such houses is not visible from the ground. If the terrain is flat, without large elevation changes, there is no point in bothering with the appearance of the roof. It is better to choose simple-looking, but high-quality materials, quiet (the plane is large, it makes a lot of noise in the rain) and reliable. One of the popular options is seam roofing. It provides the proper degree of tightness, not very noisy. Another option is from modern materials. Such roofs are even quieter, and modern materials can be used for 20-30 years without repair.

Shed roof device

Organize the required slope of the shed roof due to the difference in heights of opposite walls. One wall of the building is much higher than the other. This leads to an increased consumption of materials for the walls, but the rafter system is very simple, especially for buildings of small width.

With sufficient bearing capacity of the walls, the truss system of a pitched roof rests on a Mauerlat attached to the wall. To make the load distribution more uniform, the upper row of masonry walls is reinforced with longitudinal reinforcement (for brick walls, made of concrete blocks) or an armored belt is poured over the last row (for walls made of limestone, shell rock). In the case of a wooden or frame structure, the role of the Mauerlat is usually performed by the last crown or upper harness.

With insufficient strength of the building material of the walls, most of the load can be transferred to the ceiling. To do this, install racks (step - about 1 meter), on which runs are laid - long bars running along the building. Then the rafter legs rest on them.

When pouring the armored belt or laying the last row, studs are installed in it, with a step of 80-100 cm, with the help of which the Mauerlat is then attached to the walls of the building. IN wooden houses, if you do not make an armored belt, it is impossible to lay studs. In this case, installation on pins with a hexagonal head is allowed. Under the pin, a hole is drilled through the Mauerlat, a couple of millimeters smaller than the diameter of the pin. A metal rod is hammered into it, which attracts wooden beam to Wall. The connection is tightened with a hex wrench of the required size.

Shed roof truss system

Such roofs are especially popular in the construction of courtyard buildings - sheds, garages. It's just that the dimensions of the buildings allow the use of not very powerful beams, and the beams are required in a small amount. With a building width of up to 6 meters, the shed roof truss system contains almost no additional reinforcing elements (props and girders), which is beneficial. Also attracted by the absence of complex knots.

For Middle lane For a span of up to 5.5 meters, Russia takes beams of 50-150 mm, up to 4 meters 50-100 mm is enough, although in a good way, you need to consider the snow and wind load specifically in your region, and, based on this, determine the parameters of the beams .

With a distance between the walls of up to 4.5 meters, a shed roof consists of two Mauerlat bars fixed on the walls and rafter legs that rest on the Mauerlat. A very simple design indeed.

With a span width of 4.5 meters to 6 meters, another bed is required, fixed on a higher wall at the level of the ceiling and under rafter leg, which rests on the beam almost in the middle. The slope angle of this beam depends on the distance between the walls and the level of installation of the bed.

More complex truss systems in a shed roof with a building width of more than 6 meters. In this case, it is optimal if the house is designed in such a way that there is still it inside. bearing wall on which the racks rest. With a house width of up to 12 meters, the trusses are still simple, and the cost of roofing is minimal.

For buildings with a width of more than 12 meters, the system becomes more complicated - there are more rafter legs. In addition, the manufacture of beams longer than 6 meters is expensive. If an increase is required only by the width of the roof overhangs, the beams are grown along the edges with fillies. These are pieces of beams of the same section, connected to the beam and fixed on the sides with two wooden plates at least 60 cm long, fastened with bolts or nails, allow the use of mounting plates.

If the total length of the beam is more than 8 meters, they are usually spliced. The joints are additionally reinforced by nailing boards or mounting plates.

Options for attaching rafters to the Mauerlat: sliding glory at the top and hard at the top right. Bottom right tie-in option without overhangs (very rarely used)

There may still be questions about how to attach the rafters of shed roofs to the Mauerlat. There are no fundamental differences. Everyone also makes a cutout in the rafter leg, with which the timber rests against the Mauerlat. In order not to suffer with each rafter leg, aligning its fit, sawing the first one, make a template from a piece of board, thick plywood or timber, exactly repeating the resulting “drank”. All subsequent rafters are cut down before installation. A template is applied to them in the right place, a notch of the required shape and size is circled and cut out.

This was about the rigid fastening of the rafter legs to the Mauerlat. It is used on all buildings that have low shrinkage. On wooden houses, this method of fastening cannot be used - the house settles all the time or rises slightly, which may cause a skew. If the roof is fixed rigidly, it may tear. Therefore, when constructing a shed or any other roof on wooden houses, a sliding connection of rafters and Mauerlat is used. For this there are so-called "sliders". These are plates, a state of corners that are attached to the Mauerlat and metal strips movably connected to them, which are attached to the rafter leg. There are two such slippers on each rafter.

The choice of the angle of the roof

The angle of the roof slope is determined by a combination of indicators - wind and snow load and type roofing material. First determined with an angle by climatic conditions(depending on the amount of precipitation and wind loads). After looking at the minimum recommended slope for the selected type of roofing material (in the table below).

If the desired angle is larger, everything is fine, if it is smaller (which happens very rarely), increase it to the recommended one. Making a roof with an angle less than the minimum angle recommended by the roofing manufacturer is not worth it for sure - it will flow at the joints. To make it easier to navigate, let's say that for Central Russia the recommended slope of a shed roof is 20 °. But it is desirable to count the figure for each region, and even for a different location of the building on the site.

By the way, keep in mind that different manufacturers of the same type of roofing material may require different minimum slope. For example, one brand can be produced on a roof with a minimum slope of 14 °, the other - at 16 °. And this despite the fact that GOST defines a minimum slope of 6 °.

It is also worth remembering that with a slope of up to 12 °, in order to ensure the tightness of any roofing material, it is necessary to coat all the joints of the material with a liquid waterproofing compound (usually bituminous mastic, less often roofing sealant).

Determine the height to which you want to raise the wall

To ensure the found angle of slope of a shed roof, it is necessary to raise one of the walls higher. How much higher we learn, remembering the formulas for calculating a right triangle. From them we find the length of the rafter legs.

When calculating, do not forget that the length is obtained without taking into account overhangs, and they are needed to protect the walls of the house from precipitation. The minimum overhang is 20 cm. But with such a small protrusion outside the building, the shed roof looks sparse. Therefore, overhangs of at least 60 cm are usually made on one-story buildings. On two-story buildings, they can be up to 120 cm. In this case, the width of the overhang is determined based on aesthetic considerations - the roof should look harmonious.

The easiest way to determine how much you need to extend the roof is in design programs that allow you to draw a building on a scale and “play around” with overhangs. Everything should be displayed in 3 dimensions (the most popular program is ScratchUp). Spin in it different sizes overhangs, decide which one looks better (this is if there is no project), and then order / make rafters.

Photo report from the construction site: shed roof on a house made of aerated concrete

A house was built in St. Petersburg. There was no project, there was a general idea, which is presented in the photo. Aerated concrete house finishing- plaster, roof - seam is chosen based on low cost, reliability, ease of installation.

After the walls were driven out, an armored belt was poured into them, in which studs (Ø 10 mm) were installed every meter. When the concrete in the armored belt has reached the required perversity, bituminous mastic laid a layer of waterproofing ("Gidroizol", cut lengthwise into strips of the desired width). A Mauerlat is laid on top of the waterproofing - a beam of 150-150 mm. All lumber used for roofing is dry, processed protective impregnations, flame retardants.

The beginning of the installation of a shed roof - laying the Mauerlat

It is first put in place (it lies on studs, held by assistants), they pass along, knocking with a hammer on the places where the studs are. The places where the studs stick out are imprinted in the beam. Now drill holes and just put it on the studs.

Since the span is large, supports made of timber (150-150 mm) were installed, on which a run was laid that will support the rafter legs.

The width of the roof is 12 meters. This is taking into account the removal of 1.2 meters from the front side. Therefore, the Mauerlat bars and the run “stick out” beyond the walls for just such a distance.

At first there were doubts about such a large offset - the rightmost beam hangs 2.2 meters. If this offset is reduced, it will be bad for the walls, and the appearance will deteriorate. Therefore, it was decided to leave everything as it is.

Laying rafters

The rafters are laid from two spliced ​​boards 200 * 50 mm, with a step of 580 mm. Boards are knocked down with nails, in a checkerboard pattern (top-bottom), with a step of 200-250 mm. Nail heads on the right, then on the left, in pairs Two on the top / bottom on the right, two on the top / bottom on the left, etc.). We spread the splicing points of the boards by less than 60 cm. The resulting beam is much more reliable than a similar solid beam.

Further, the shed roof pie for this case is as follows (from the side of the attic - to the street): vapor barrier, stone wool 200 mm, ventilation gap (batten, counter-batten), moisture insulation, roofing material. In this case, it is a dark gray pural.

We will carry out insulation from the inside later, but for now, we are laying a hydro-wind-protective membrane "Tyvek Solid" (vapor-permeable) on top of the rafters.

The membrane is laid from the bottom up, fastened with staples from a stapler. That canvas, which is rolled out higher, goes on already laid by 15-20 cm. The joint is glued with double-sided tape (bought together with the membrane). Then, strips are stuffed over the membrane, on them - a crate for a folded roof.

First, a crate was made from a board 25 * 150 mm in increments of 150 mm. After laying, walking along the roof, it was decided to strengthen the crate. To do this, between the already laid boards we fill the boards with a width of 100 mm. Now there is a gap of 25 mm between the boards.

Shed roof sheathing as a result

Further, on the lower pediment, hooks were stuffed for. They are filled unevenly, because due to the large length of the pediment, it was decided to make two receiving funnels at a distance of 2.8 meters from the edge. To ensure flow in two directions, such a relief was made.

Next, you need to bring in pieces of metal (paintings) 12 meters long. They are not heavy, but you can’t bend them, because the “sled” disappears. For lifting, a temporary "bridge" was built connecting the ground and the roof. Sheets were lifted along it.

Next come roofing, which differ depending on the type of roofing material. In this case, it was necessary to solve the problem of thermal expansion of the material - galvanized steel (pural) significantly changes its dimensions when heated / cooled. To ensure freedom of expansion, it was decided to fasten the material to the crate behind the seam with movable clamps with a freedom of movement of 15-20 mm.

After laying the roofing material, the filing of the overhangs remains, and they are no different.

The roof needs to be brought “to mind” - to hem the overhangs, but, basically, it is already ready

Well, in the photo below is what happened after finishing. Very modern, stylish and unusual.

Shed roof house - almost finished

Projects and photos of houses with a pitched roof

As already mentioned, hard to find interesting projects dwelling houses with pitched roofs. So far, these buildings are not popular with us. Perhaps just because of its eccentricity. This section contains several projects or photos of already built houses. Maybe someone will be useful at least as an idea.

Large windows - beautiful, but irrational in our climate

Multi-level house - an interesting completed project

This is the prototype of the one above.

Original house. Under one shed roof and a house and household buildings, and even part - a canopy over the yard between two buildings

Private construction in the CIS countries is fixated on the construction of two-story buildings with gable roof types, but only a few build a house with a shed roof. Such people, as a rule, become very talked about people who, in fact, broke all the ancient traditions. By building a residential building with one slope, you will definitely win, at least on several points. In this article, I want to tell you about the benefits of one-story houses with a pitched roof, analyze some projects and fix the photo you read with materials.

Advantages of single-pitched truss systems

European countries are already using the charms of these systems with might and main, as for Russia, things are a little different here.

Developers are in no hurry to build a two-story house with a shed roof, they like the standard - a gable truss system, but it loses in many ways. Judge for yourself.

  • economical and rational use building materials and wood products, which are spent a lot on the construction of complex truss systems. Savings can be achieved by using externally unattractive, but cheap roofing, such as roofing material or rubber bitumen.
  • Creating a truss system is not difficult, because here it is much simplified. Therefore, this process can be done on your own.
  • The windage of these roofs is small, and this is a positive factor for developers in windy areas
  • Atmospheric precipitation will only be in one direction. Thanks to this, it is possible to arrange a better drainage system.
  • Ease of maintenance
  • There is a possibility of additional roof insulation. This allows you to significantly raise the temperature of residential premises.
  • Ease of preliminary calculations before starting work

Despite such a large list of positive aspects, you should not forget about the nuances that will not allow you to apply this type of roof in your area of ​​\u200b\u200bresidence. By the way, to understand how houses with a shed roof look like, look at the photo in this article.

Houses with pitched roofs. Their projects and photos

The entire design process, as a rule, goes to specialists, but no one forbids you to express your thoughts and preferences regarding your future comfort. A one-story house with a shed roof can look like a two-story house, thanks to the attic space. Therefore, before submitting wishes to the design office, it is necessary to clarify what type of construction you need.


To date frame house with a shed roof is recreated with:

  • attic. The area of ​​such a space, as a rule, is not very large. square meters and is located at the very top of the building. Thanks to the attic space, better thermal insulation is created. In order for such a room to be easy to maintain, it is necessary to create a height sufficient for the passage of an adult. In fact, this parameter should be equal to the height of an ordinary room
  • No attic space. In this case, the roof will be both a protection from atmospheric precipitation and a ceiling. This nuance allows creative people to use it for their own purposes and create unique projects.

Almost the simplest construction object is considered to be a house made of timber with a shed roof. As a rule, it is rectangular in shape and looks very simple, but stylish. The slope is achieved by the difference in the heights of the facade wall and the rear. Despite the fact that large windows are not appropriate here due to modern technologies you can pick something suitable. This type buildings is the cheapest option, and any change in its configuration, for example, changing the type of roof, will lead to a sharp increase in the cost of the entire housing.

So, let's look at the most common projects of houses with a shed roof.

Option 1

Developers want to build a house that is quite large in area, therefore, projects of one-story houses with a pitched roof should be suitable. As an example, let's take a building that has five bedrooms with a simple layout. The walls should be made of gas silicate blocks, which is a fairly cheap building material. Reinforced concrete slabs are used as a floor, and instead of a foundation, an ordinary reinforced concrete monolith with reinforcement can be laid. As for the finishing work, the cladding can be carried out using tiles or bricks.

It is worth noting that designers often use combined products that imitate natural materials, such as wood or rubble stone.

It is also necessary to approach the issue of arranging rooms with a head. As a rule, sleeping places on the second floor are arranged so that the headboard is in the lowest place.

Option 2

Let's now consider the projects of frame houses with a two-story shed roof. This building, as a rule, has a larger usable area, but overall it looks more compact. As an example, let's analyze a project where the roof area is 230 square meters, and residential 100.

The large area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe roof suggests that it needs to be made as flat as possible. This is done so that you have the opportunity to safely service it during winter period. Such housing is suitable in latitudes whose people do not know what heavy precipitation is.

In this project, the attic space will play an important role of additional thermal insulation, therefore, on roofs with large areas, its installation is mandatory.

By the way, in the USA and Canada, this type of roof (almost gently sloping) is used not quite for its intended purpose. Workshops or some kind of lawns are often equipped on it, but this will be possible only with the strengthening of the rafter part of the building, therefore, the price will jump sharply.

This house has large garage and a balcony on the top floor. As a rule, it is exploited only in the summer season and often only for decorative purposes, for example, for landscaping.

The plan of the lower floor includes a kitchen, an entrance hall, a hall, several rooms, a lavatory and an internal entrance to the garage. As for the floor above, here you can find several bedrooms and baths, a dressing room. There is no basement in this project.

Wall materials are gas silicate blocks, and as a foundation, the same reinforced concrete slab. Facing products also do not differ much from the previous version, so it makes no sense to list them. It is worth noting only one nuance. If you are planning to create fairly tall buildings, then there is no need to use expensive roofing that will be attractive in appearance. The fact is that all such roofing will be hidden from human eyes, therefore, only their quality is important.

Option 3

A finished two-story house with a pitched roof will include a living area of ​​86 square meters when its total size is 240 square meters. It does not provide for a garage or basement. These projects are a very common solution due to their simplicity. If the building provides only living space, then you can take a slightly different material for the construction of walls, say, cellular concrete, but the foundation remains unchanged. As facing materials it is best to use ordinary plaster in conjunction with wooden slats.

I offered you the most common options that allow you to create a one-story house with a shed roof, but you should understand that this is far from all that designers are capable of. The photos in this article prove it.

Shed roofs. Projects and their nuances

Designing should always be trusted to specialists, but it often happens that the developer himself is able to do it on his own.

If you are one of those people, then you should remember the following nuances.

  • When a house project is drawn up without an attic and the ceiling is combined with the roof, special attention is paid to the roof structure and the coating itself. These materials must have the maximum high performance and differ from others in reliability. For installation work it is worth inviting highly qualified masters of their craft. In order for the roof to have good waterproofing and not allow heat to escape, it is worth using not only good materials but also a quality instrument.
  • You should not plan a low basement floor, because routine inspections will be quite problematic, and in general this room will become essentially useless
  • The biggest difficulty in the construction of houses with a single-pitched truss system is the facade cladding. With poor-quality work, your housing will look more like an outbuilding, and not like comfort. Remember that the appearance, as a rule, depends on additional details. Therefore, if you prefer minimalism, then you should use more expensive cladding products in order to compensate for the aesthetics.

In conclusion, I want to say that not all developers like buildings with pitched roofs. To some it seems very simple, to others it does not resemble a house, and still others find in it only an outbuilding. Remember that the appearance of your coziness largely depends on the design and idea that you put into it.

Of course, the materials used in construction will also play a role, but to a lesser extent. Be smart about building and don't forget to calculate the snow load for your region, because your overhead protection will depend on it.

Today, single-pitched roof houses are very popular. Although at first glance it may seem that pitched roof looks normal. But if you show imagination at the stage of drafting the project, then the house can learn to be original and interesting. In addition, it will not be difficult to build it, so that all the work can be done by hand.

Device

Most often, inclined stopes are used for frame-type houses. The shed roof device for such a building consists in mounting walls of various heights. Thus, the rafters will be supported and fastened with their lower ends to the floor beams.

The high wall will become a support for the truss systems at the top point. You can also take care of the installation of auxiliary slopes or racks. Thanks to them, the design will become more reliable and rigid. You can use this technology of a shed roof not only in the construction of wooden frame houses, but also buildings made of brick and foam blocks.

When erecting wooden buildings frame type, special attention is paid to the arrangement of a ventilated system. The roof of the house can be ventilated or not ventilated.

The first option assumes small space between the roof and floors. Thus, moisture leaves the insulation, which prolongs the life of the material. But non-ventilated roofing is performed with a slight angle of inclination and carefully high-quality waterproofing.

On the video - a project of a frame house with a pitched roof:

It is also worth paying attention to the choice of roofing material. In this case, the selected angle of inclination must be taken into account. Today, it remains very popular for arranging a pitched roof. soft tiles. With its help, mono create a slope of up to 10 degrees. It is advisable to use corrugated board with a slope of 20 degrees. If the angle of inclination is more than 20 degrees, then suitable material there will be slate or ondulin.

Installation of a roof in a frame house begins with the installation of a mauerlat and a floor block. Next comes the installation of the truss system. All its parts are made of dry boards, the thickness of which is 5 cm. Before installing them, it is necessary to process them with special fire and bioprotection. Rafters that lie at the end of the walls and do not rest on its side should be fixed with screws with plugs.

You can get a more secure fastening if you use a strapping belt for this. All stops are rigidly fixed to the lower and upper parts of the roof. In the walls, prepare nests that are necessary for the installation of floor beams. Their installation is carried out on a layer of waterproofing.

The lower part of the rafter legs is fixed on the floor beams. You can get a strong and reliable fixation by using metal linings. You can use intermediate racks to get a more rigid structure.

But this article will help you understand how they look and how to build them.

Project No2

You can build a house with a shed roof using more budget projects. Most often, these are two-story structures in which each cm2 is rationally planned. Since a shed roof is cheap in itself, it allows you to optimally distribute the space on the 2nd floor.

A budget option

The bedrooms are located where the highest ceilings are. Bathroom, wardrobe and stairs in the lower part. The total volume decreases, and, consequently, the price for heating and construction. And here is what the interior of the house looks like in american style, can be seen in the photo

Project No3

This two-story frame house with a shed roof looks very interesting. Its area reaches 180-190 m2. The layout here is standard. There is a living room, kitchen and living rooms on the ground floor. Due to the large windows in the living quarters there is good lighting. The second light of the living room allows you to visually increase the space of the house.

House up to 200 meters

On the second floor there are living rooms and a sauna. The roof of the frame house is made of bituminous tiles on polymer mastic. Due to this material, it is possible to give the coating reliability. But what are the projects of houses with columns in classical style, you should follow the link and read the contents of this

Project No4

Since a shed roof combines simplicity and reliability, it can be used even in the construction of a frame Finnish house. Such buildings are characterized by a restrained and modest design. According to this project, the house is being built on screw piles. It has spacious and large windows, as well as a 16 m2 terrace, which makes the building even more attractive.

Finnish technology

And although the dimensions of the house are small, this does not affect its functionality in any way. It has such rooms as a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room, a bedroom. This option is perfect for arranging country house. What are the projects two-storey houses brick with a garage, and what they look like. can be seen in the photo in this

Project #5

A shed roof is a favorite technique for architects when building "glass" buildings. Projects of such houses most often involve a one-story structure. Due to the large area of ​​​​glazing, the house is literally filled with sunlight.

house with glazing

Shed roof, according to modern architects, is of the main decisive importance in the development of not only economy class housing, but also stylish. After all, the forces and costs that usually go to the construction of a multi-slope can now be directed to the exterior. For example, building a pool in front of the house or adding a barbecue terrace. And the rest of the shed roof is not inferior at all in anything.

Therefore, it does not mean at all that a house with a pitched roof will turn out to be unsightly or too simple. On the contrary, by playing with the slope and direction of such a design, roofing material and interior space, you will get a unique architectural project, which none of your friends will definitely have. And our website will make such a house inexpensive in construction and modern both inside and out!

Architectural Benefits of Shed Roofs

Of course, where gable roofs have existed for thousands of years, everything unusual seems ugly and ridiculous. But the Eiffel Tower in France in the early years of construction embarrassed the locals with its "simpleness".

The fashion for shed European villas came to the Russian expanses quite recently. And until now, individual architects are rebelling against this trend, calling mono-pitch roofs exclusively "barn" and arguing that clients do not even look at such projects.

But in fact, not only the customers of their future “dream house”, but self-builders with golden hands are increasingly making the roofs of their buildings exactly pitched, with different angles, directions and combinations with other roofs. Because, apart from the more dynamic look that only a sloped plane can give, shed roofs are actually more functional and even economical.

Most often in world practice, shed roofs can be found in Finnish houses, which are known for their pleasant combination of modesty and restraint:

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In warm and hot countries, houses with a shed roof are especially popular: no insulation is needed from the inside, the design always looks original, and such a roof is much cheaper in terms of costs. So the northern countries began to adopt this useful fashion.

For example, not so long ago, a new type of residential building was created in Norway - high-tech, with a shed roof with a slope of 19 °. It generates energy on its own solar panels on the roof: the atrium has enough thermal mass to store enough heat during the day and release it all night. And not only to give, but also to provide the whole house with electricity.

And for water heating of walls and floors, rainwater heated by the sun is used, which flows down the shed roof directly into the drain. With a conventional gable or hip roof all this would not be possible to implement!

Is it worth it to make a “one-slope” for a residential building?

Until recently, shed roofs could not be called popular in Russia. It so happened historically that due to the winds and heavy snows in this country, it was gable roofs that proved to be the most practical, which were sharp in snowier regions, and gentler in more windy ones.

And purely visually, the indigenous population is accustomed to seeing roofs with a slope of at least 30-40 ° on houses, where there is a traditional attic for storing a variety of things. And shed roofs carry such inconveniences:

  1. An incomprehensible space at the upper Mauerlat. You don’t use it under the attic, but the attic turns out to be unusual. Leave without an attic - then the whole geometry interior will seem broken and cause discomfort.
  2. On a shed roof, rainwater exerts twice as much pressure as on a gable roof. Why? It's simple: all the liquid that gets on it flows along one slope until it falls to the ground. And if you take and break this slope in half, a “house”, now the water will be divided at the ridge into two streams. And this is twice the amount and influx. This is why shed roofs are problematic in terms of leaks, especially if the choice of roofing material is wrong.
  3. A shed roof is one integral plane, and this is a real sail. That's why during storms and strong winds It is these roofs that suffer the most.
  4. The need for a strong rafter system. The load here is always distributed less than that of a gable roof, and therefore the rafters will have to be made thicker and stronger.
  5. A complicated ventilation system, which is sometimes not paid any attention at all, and then they are surprised at the short service life of such roofs.
  6. Another disadvantage of such a roof is that it will have to be cleaned during heavy snowfalls, otherwise the roofing material and the building system may break. And on ordinary days, on the contrary, the snow itself descends from such a roof, and not like an avalanche, but gradually.
  7. Unpopularity of experiments. Even more: neither the rich nor the poor want to risk their own investments in construction, and the designers completely fall into despair from any unusual roof.

Because of all these reasons, shed roofs in our country in 99% of cases are found only in baths, garages and summer country houses. Although at the same time, in a region with little snow and not very windy, such a roof could bring many bonuses, including the same unusual stylish design.

Frame houses with a pitched roof are considered the most energy-efficient. This is not taking into account the fact that the area of ​​​​the southern wall in such a house will be the largest, and the northern wall - the smallest. Now see the difference with gable projects? Moreover, the northern side itself is still being built without windows, and serves as one of the walls of the utility room: a boiler room, a boiler or a supply room, where garden tools are stored. But the presence of an attic under the roof in private construction is already considered obsolete.

A shed roof is remarkable in that it has:

  • Simple design. So simple that with a small private construction, they don’t even make particularly accurate calculations for it. There is no need to adjust the slopes to each other, to achieve the identity of their weight and load on the walls. There is no need for complex support systems, which are often found in other types of roofs.
  • High practicality. In addition to the main functions of the roof, with a minimum angle of inclination, it is also used as an open area for a variety of purposes.
  • Reliability. Due to its simplicity and unpretentiousness, such a roof is actually also the most reliable among all others.

And from the practical aspects, we highlight the following:

  1. The ability to arrange a house without an attic and the problems associated with it.
  2. The original geometry of the ceiling, which is used as a separate design element.
  3. The absence of a ridge and cracks under it.
  4. The ability to drain rainwater and snow from the roof in only one direction - where the slope is inclined. This is important if people are walking right in front of your house (like on the streets of the city) or if you have laid out a beautiful garden and do not want to flood it in the rain.

And, of course, simplicity construction works:

Know-how: shed roof combinations

There is one new architectural mod: gable roof, which consists of two single-sided, but not connected in the ridge. And technologically, we are still talking about two separate shed roofs, which are built according to all the rules. And in the middle they place either a flat part or an open terrace between the two halves of the house. Incredibly successful and functional solution, note, which allows you to add more natural light to the house.

Shed roof houses are recognized all over the world as the most favorable in terms of energy saving. Which is not surprising, because the cube also takes the first place in this regard, and what then is such a house, if not a cube?

Now we will reveal a secret to you: it's all about compactness. Any structure is said to be compact if it has, as far as possible, the minimum area of ​​all external surfaces. So, a house is sometimes built according to rather intricate projects, when almost every room has three external walls, plus an even more complex roof. And sometimes it happens that the rooms have only one such wall, and the roof is generally shed.

What is the point? The fewer such external surfaces that come into contact with cold outdoor air, the warmer the house itself will be. That's why compactness is so important in construction!


In this design, everything is simple: shed roofs are built according to the same patterns, but are based on two parallel Mauerlat-runs. And the main plus is that such a non-spacer construction does not “push apart” the walls of the house with its pressure, and, therefore, to the very frame structure already much less requirements for strength. True, in such a house there must be at least two internal walls.

And also in modern architecture relatively recently, a new style has appeared: roofs united into a single whole, which have a slope in different directions.

Modern frame house: from the foundation to the roof

A frame house with a shed roof is a structure made of lumber and fixed wood panels. The frame of such a house itself must be built either from metal or from hardwood timber. It is solid, while the rafters on the roof should be made just from conifers. Now let's explain.

The fact is that solid woods tend to keep their geometric shape and not change over time: they do not dry out, do not shrink, do not twist. And, of course, in bending, due to such properties, they work poorly. But conifers are just good because they do an excellent job with dynamic loads, which is why the walls are made static and strong, and the rafters are more flexible and withstand both shrinkage of the house and a slight deflection due to snow.

Although on metal frame wonderful houses are obtained:

Foundation for a frame house

Under a small one-story house, the easiest way is to make a columnar foundation. But, if you are building a solid two-story frame house with a shed roof, the technology will be a little different.

The fact is that a simple columnar foundation is no longer suitable here. A frame house, worse than any other, endures seasonal ground movements, subsidence of the earth, or other similar problems, and therefore experienced builders are advised to do it for it. slab foundation. This one takes all the dynamic loads on itself, and the integrity of the frame is preserved.

Therefore, for two-story house make a base like this:

Or a more modern insulated Swedish stove:

Technologies of frame construction of walls

In total, there are two main technologies for frame construction.

Frame and panel technology

In this case, the frame house is built from various individual building materials: beams, cladding, insulation, interior decoration, steam and waterproofing. All this is attached to the frame in its sequence, and as a result, we have a house that is no worse than a timber building in terms of quality.

Here good example construction using this technology:

And the main components of a house built using this technology look like this:

Frame-panel technology

To assemble such houses, a detailed project is initially made, according to which shields of the required size are already manufactured in the factory. This is about sandwich panels, in which the inner lining, insulation and all types of insulation are already initially included. All you have to do is attach these shields to the frame of your house, which only takes two days in total. As a result, the whole house, from design to roof arrangement, is built in just a week.

So, insulated SIP panels are the most popular in frame-shield technology. SIP is a wall panel designed to bear longitudinal loads. Frame house by Canadian technology, which just involves the use of SIP, turns out to be especially warm and holistic.

And when building a frame house from such material, the following question arises: should the roof be made from the same material, or is it still traditional? With beams, rafters and lathing? The fact is that everything here is decided by the length of the overlap.

So, with small spans, up to 5-6 meters, the shed roof of a frame house may well be from SIP. It will be already insulated, durable and easy to perform. Moreover, SIP has good bending strength. But for large spans, it is better to build a traditional floor and reinforced rafters. After all, you can’t make SIP out of SIP complicated roof, but just a single-sided one is quite easy:

It is only important to know how to properly connect floor beams with such walls:

Shed roof device on a frame house

A shed roof in the design world is also called a monoslope. Modern architects see a house with such a roof somehow differently than a shed or hip roof: lighter, airier and more stylish.

A shed roof behaves remarkably where spans are from 6 to 8 meters. Usually, the slope of the slope is made to the north, and large windows are equipped in the southern facades. Often, external insulation of such a roof is practiced: on top is extruded polystyrene foam, which is filled with a cement screed, and on top of it is a roofing carpet.

What is also good, the drainage system in such a roof is simplified and is needed only on one side, and not on two or four at once. But this is not necessary: ​​on a slope oriented to the south, solar collectors are often equipped abroad.

Step 1. Design

A shed roof of any format always differs from a gable one in that here the rafters are not connected in the ridge, but are attached to the walls of the building with both ends. Those. there is no skate at all. The only exception is the run on which the layered rafters are attached, but it never exceeds the level of the entire slope in height.

If you are building on frame-panel technology, then it will be easiest for you to create a wall difference:

But if you use sip panels or the walls are already made of the same height, then you will have to make roof trusses.

Slanted rafters in a pitched roof are made when the building has an internal strong partition. After all, the longer the rafter leg, the more there is a danger of its deflection or eversion. And therefore, if it is possible to support such rafters, you need to use it.

In this case, a run is attached to the carrier partition:


Now we make the rafters twice as short - so that each of them rests on the wall with one end, and on the run with the other. And be sure to check laser level the angle of inclination of such rafters - it must completely match. And outwardly, such a roof will not differ from simpler shed roofs.

But in general, the shed roof rafters can be in all of these options:

Although the rafters in the shed roof of a frame house can be generally non-expanding:

Hanging rafters are good because they can be built directly on the ground, in the form of ready-made farms. After all, their main difference from the layered ones is that the load is now transferred to the rafter triangle itself, and not to the walls of the building. And this is quite reasonable, because most often shed roofs are arranged just on small buildings, such as a bathhouse, a garage or a change house. And the walls of those usually do not please with a special fortress.

So decide: if your building is not distinguished by the monumentality of the walls, do hanging rafters, and if more or less strong and there interior walls- then layered. The choice is pretty simple!

Step 2. Mauerlat cutout

Decided? Then specify the future angle of inclination of such a roof and make a template for the rafters:

And the cut itself needs to be made in order to support the rafters of the shed roof on the Mauerlats. The main task of the Mauerlat is to compensate for the horizontal unevenness of the walls. That is why, when laying it, be sure to arm yourself with a building level.

Step 3. Making rafters

For this task, you will need the following fasteners:

And how difficult your rafters will be depends on what load is planned for them. The higher, the rafters should be more reinforced from the inside:

Step 4. Calculation of the crate

As soon as you fix the rafters, go to the crate. The smaller the slope of the shed roof, the more often the crate should be (up to a solid one):

And on steeper slopes - whatever your heart desires, just calculate in advance the weight of the roofing for the whole house and foundation:

It remains only to lay the selected roofing and arrange a spillway. Which, fortunately, in a shed roof is done on one side only:

Step 6 Glazing

Since relatively recently, frame construction a new fashion rush has appeared: cleanliness, conciseness and a lot of glass surfaces. What is most easily achieved by frame technology, for which the presence of a shed roof instead of massive and clumsy multi-pitched roofs is a real outlet:

The easiest, according to modern architects, way to bring more light and lightness into a frame house is to make transparent inserts into the roof or completely transmit some part of it. For example, above a covered veranda or part above an attic. And in fact, we are not talking about glass at all, but just about modern roofing polycarbonate, which is more often used monolithic or corrugated. There is a separate article about this on our website, but here we will note only some technical points.

When choosing the thickness of the polycarbonate that you are going to use for the construction of the roof, calculate in advance the climatic and static loads. You have probably seen a photo where beautiful, durable greenhouses have completely broken roofs in the spring? And all because when buying, the owners decided to save on quality, without calculating, such tons of snow fall in harsh Russian winters. You wouldn't want something like that to happen to your roof, would you? After all, replacing the top of an ordinary greenhouse is not difficult, but replacing the roof of a house is a real problem.

You need to fasten profiled polycarbonate sheets to the roof using the same fastening that is used for the metal profile. These are self-tapping and self-drilling screws of the STSD type. The sheets themselves are fastened together with special profiles, which are equipped with EPDM rubber seals. All this is necessary so that such a beautiful roof does not leak. There is also a special connecting aluminum profile for sale - for P-6066 polycarbonate. It consists of a special clamping bar and a sealant, but it already needs to be fixed with self-tapping screws directly to the pipe or crate.

In addition, if you have leftover polycarbonate (after all, standard sheets are produced), use it for glazing utility rooms:


And the excess from another roofing cannot be applied in this way.

A house with a shed roof, built using frame technology with a competent approach, will be the most modern and stylish!


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