Our saltbox sheds feature an extended overhang in the front with an offset roof line for a unique look.
Salt box transem roof.
Carefree saltbox storage buildings come fully assembled in sizes 8 x10 to 12 x30 or built on site with these standard features.
Even though saltbox roofs lead to a compromise in terms of attic space they are excellent ways of waterproofing the structure and increasing thermal insulation.
Browse our pricing and features below to customize your saltbox shed and make it unique to you.
Now you will see this type of rooftop design on garages sheds and outbuildings rather than on homes.
A saltbox roof is a design that was used extensively in the colonial era.
However instead of sloping to the same length one side reaches all the way to the first.
Saltbox style storage buildings.
A saltbox roof is similar to a gable roof but has different slopes and or spans for the front and rear sides of the roof.
Building and installing a saltbox roof and converting the existing conventional roof to meet additional needs is an excellent way of adding to the structure of the house.
This will result in one wall being higher than the other.
Today there are not a lot of newly constructed homes that have this type of roof design.