Shepherds Hut Roof Structure

Building your own shepherd s hut can be a most rewarding project and not as difficult as you might think especially now tithe barn can supply you with full plans and a comprehensive step by step guide with photographic and written instructions to lead you through your first build.

Shepherds hut roof structure.

Here at plain huts we have developed a kit that will give you a head start. For security of the hut. Jan 29 2016 curved timber roof structure for shepherd huts. Our shepherd hut curved timber roofs are made from canadian poplar renowned for its strength straight grain and smooth finish.

This particular wheeled hut is located in rural worcestershire and has the traditional cast iron wheels and undercarriage recovered from a severely decayed shepherds hut recovered from an the external cladding is the traditional corrugated steel with a curved roof. A shepherd s hut can be used for both private and commercial use whilst at the same time it can be fully transportable or used as a more permanent structure. Because a shepherd s hut can be such a versatile space there isn t a categorical yes or no answer. All timber is hand picked from a large sawmill in leicestershire by phillip.

Or you may have the time and the skills and the inclination build your own shepherd s hut. Back in the 1700s and 1800s however shepherds would use corrugated iron for their roofs. Nowadays it s more common to have a corrugated roof sheet made from steel which wasn t invented until the 1850s rather than iron. Some components have also until now been difficult to source such as high quality traditional cast iron wheels small quantities of curved corrugated roofing sheets and even good quality and.

Our flat pack is made up of the rolling chassis plus four walls roof joists and roofing material and fixings.