Sloped Roof Shipping Container Roof Plans
Gable roofs have two sloping sides that attach to the containers and meet at a center point above the space between the containers.
Sloped roof shipping container roof plans. It is the more economical of the two roof types we offer. Depending on your application and future plans for the space either option grants you certain advantages. This is a 3 bedroom 640 square foot residence made from two recycled 40 foot high cube containers positioned parallel to each other with a one meter gap in between and sheared horizontally to create two terrace spaces on both ends of the house. Container cover buildings are defined by two design factors.
Place two containers parallel to each other with some space in between. The gm20 gambrel has a 5 12 pitch and 23 degree slope on the upper section and 7 12 30 degree on the lower section. Shipping container roof kits. The long sloping roof also lends itself well to solar panels.
Screw the trusses into this beam. Then build a sloped roof to connect the top of the second story container with the top of the single container. No matter the job site our shipping container roof structures can be tailored to fit virtually any specifications. To install a shed style roof on your shipping container weld right angled steel plates across the length of the shipping container on both sides.
On each side of the container roof attach a wooden beam into the steel plates. Made in america with american steel. Specific designs can be viewed by following the online step by step quoting ordering process. If you re planning to build a larger home consider using three containers.
The gb36 and gb56 gable have an approximate 2 5 12 pitch and 12 degree slope.