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Siding & roofing

Closing a building in: sheathing and wrap on the walls, siding over them, decking and roofing on the rafters. Each step here is one of a guide’s, built by HausCrafter.

8 × 8 ft shed with a shed roof, step 5

Sheathe, wrap and side the walls

1. Nail the sheathing to the studs in 4 × 8 ft sheets, standing up, each edge on a stud, and cut round the doors’ opening. The pieces below are what the sheets are cut to.
2. Staple the house wrap over it, each course lapping the one under it, and hang the siding over the wrap from the bottom up.

Piece	How much
siding	6 pieces
house wrap	6 pieces
sheathing	16 pieces
gable sheathing	3 pieces
gable cladding	3 pieces

8 × 8 ft shed with a shed roof, step 6

Deck and roof it

1. Nail the roof decking across the rafters, its joints staggered, and the fascia over the sub-fascia and barge rafters.
2. At 3 in 12, a shingle roof wants a double layer of underlayment under it. Your shingles’ maker says the least pitch they are good for, and what they ask under them.
3. Shingle from the low eave up, each course lapping the one under it.

Piece	How much
roof decking	31 pieces
fascia	4 pieces
soffit	4 pieces
shingles	0.83 squares

Building along? Ask about a step in Discussion, and when yours stands, show it in Builds and projects.