How To Make A Bow Roof

This roof style maximizes the amount of usable space in the attic or top floor.

How to make a bow roof.

Begin with several sections of 3 16 mild steel rod. This is also known as the barn roof as this style is often used on barns. Bows may be placed up to 4 feet apart. It would have been a whole lot easier had lee and john neff just bought a stock bow window.

When the bow is lifted from the jig it holds its arched shape. The 1 by 3 inch strips cut to match the width of the bow roof shed are bent around these blocks. This bow is the easiest bow ever. The strips are fastened using bolts and screws.

After building all 24 bows i prepared the foundation for the sills. Push up on the rod about six inches from the inserted end with your hand to bend the rod to match the shape of the roof. Each bow stands up on the sill plate and is connected to a top ridge beam. Take one rod and insert the bent end into one of the holes in the roof side rail.

They are to be spaced the same distance as the bows in my case every 4 feet. Working from an early photograph of their. This is a flat roof style with a greater slope and is most common on sheds porches and home additions. How to make the easiest bow ever.

The plans call for driving stakes into the ground cut from 5 4x6 decking boards ripped length wise to make stakes 2 3 4 x 1. Make a 90 degree bend from the end in one end of each rod. Easier maybe but even the best ready made window probably would have been a little off in one way or another. The roof is a conical section that doubles as a mold to bend the laminated fascia and trim pieces.