How to Build a Playhouse Roof

Adding a roof onto a playhouse is the perfect way to give your child a shady enclosed place to play in addition to protecting the inside of the playhouse from sun and rain. In order to build a playhouse roof, you will need building materials and power tools.

What You Will Need

• (7) 2-by-4 boards


• Hammer


• Nails


• Table saw


• Plywood


• Ruler


• Three-tab shingles


• Lag bolts


• Tar paper


• Caulk


• Framing nails


• Roofing nails

1. Cut down four of the two-by-fours until they are the length you will need. The ends of the boards should be cut at a 45-degree angle.


2. Cut down the remaining two-by-four to the length of the playhouse roof. The ends of this board should be cut straight instead of angled. This will be the roof’s top beam.


3. Nail two of the two-by-fours that are angled to the ends of each side of the center beam. This will make the frame of your roof.


4. Place the roof frame on the top of your playhouse. Make sure the roof frame lines up correctly,


5. Remove the roof frame from the playhouse.


6. Drill holes into the railing of your playhouse.


7. Attach the roof frame to the playhouse with lag bolts.


8. Nail a two-by-four between the top beam of the roof frame and the railing. Repeat for the other side.


9. Measure the sides of the roof. Use this measurement to cut your plywood to length.


10. Attach the plywood to the roof’s frame with framing nails.


11. Staple the tar paper to the entire roof.


12. Attach the shingles to the roof of the playhouse with roofing nails. Begin at the bottom and work your way to the top of the roof.


13. Cut the shingles down to size for the peak of the roof.


14. Use caulk to cover any exposed nails.