Putting A Roof On A Dog House

Cover the surface with tar paper and secure it into place with staples.

Putting a roof on a dog house.

The trim should stick up about 1 1 2 inches above the roof. Attaching your roofing material is important as you ll want to protect the dog house from rain and snow. Leave the trim off of the back for drainage. Run the first row of shingles upside down along the bottom edge of the roof using short roofing nails to hold it in place.

Fasten the 1 by 6 trim around the roof. 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. Continue adding rows until the side of the roof is covered. Once you ve covered the house you can then add shingles for a traditional sophisticated look.

Make sure you center the plywood piece to the rafters before inserting the screws into place. To keep the dog house extra dry you can cover the entire roof with asphalt impregnated roofing paper or tar paper. 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.

Staple felt paper in between the 1 by 6 trim. Create a sturdier roof. Building an off grid home in the canadian wilderness. Use inch tacks or nails to secure the paper.