Sloped Roof Pole Barn

High side to be 12 feet and low side to be 10 feet with bay entry at high side.

Sloped roof pole barn.

The roof can either be gabled i e supported by a gable with slopes on either sides of the ridge or hooped i e fastened with the help of a hoop. Most standard sized barns look and perform best with a 3 12 pitch. This is the simplest type of roof to frame since it only requires the front wall to be higher than the rear to provide pitch. I will be building a single slope roof and 3 sides covered with corrugated steel pole barn similar to one of your designs online.

Using the most common roof slope 4 12 a 24 foot wide building will be eight feet taller on one side than the other. The shed type roof is a single plane straight pitched roof typically used for smaller barns and limited function open air buildings. A pole barn or pole building is a structure most often rectangular in shape wherein the roof is erected over a series of poles. Single slope single slope metal buildings or structures are ideal for a variety of space needs such as storage classic carport loafing shed pole barn or other types of shelters.

Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. Simplytough metal roof and metal wall panels are built from a high performance cold formed steel framing structural system. Porticos extend the sloped roof using glulam beams allowing for a covered area that is not only practical but aesthetically pleasing. Most steel roofing manufacturer warrantees are void on roof slopes of less than 3 12.

In order to keep the warranty in effect this can quickly cause the high side of the building to become very tall. The picture below shows the pitch of a 7 12 roof slope meaning that for 12 of horizontal measurement roof run the vertical measurement roof rise is 7. Single sloped roof pole barn buildings are often used as loafing pole sheds for animals but with the addition of a portico the building can be transformed into an exceptional piece of architecture. Roof pitch can impact both the form and function of your barn.

If you ve wondered how to frame a lean to roof off a pole barn this video will show you how i did it. Snow loading is a major consideration for this type of roof for northern climates. I cut rafters out of 2x8s frame this pole barn lean to. The structure consists of 3 20 x 10 bays.