Whatever reason the child has, these dangerous items should be safely kept away from them. To avoid these accidents from happening, there are some ways that you can do to make your storage shed safer to a child and keep away whatever potential hazard that may occur. Organize your tools and keep them securely in their place. If you are pushing heavy equipment up a steep ramp, there is a greater chance that you might slip and get crushed. Safety should be one of your priorities when making a building plan. Besides, building codes commonly require that at maximum there should be for every 8 inches of ramp horizontally there should only be a 1 inch slope. Most shed roof would use a 5/8 inch roof decking, normally plywood, to hold together the roof trusses. After screwing or nailing the plywood and the trusses, you can then cover it with either tar paper or asphalt shingles. Like in any other roof, any destruction like a strong gust of wind or accidentally dropping a shingle can lead to an accident. Reclaim Your Garage The Step By Step Guide To Build A Shed Are you sick and tired of having a cluttered garage? Are you frustrated of not having enough car space? Short from selling off all your stuff the best solution to this predicament is building a shed. Yes there are ready made sheds that are available for you, but this can be quite costly and many of them are even overpriced. If you already have a foundation such as a patio, a small shed may be able to fit on it eliminating the cost for laying the foundation. If you have cut some wood, don t just throw away the bits and pieces left behind. You can use this for trimmings and maybe even for shelves and window sidings. Drive around your town, renovations and demolitions are a good source for reclaimed materials. The single most important aspect in building a shed roof is to have a comprehensive plan, if you have no inkling on how to do this; it is wise to invest on it as it is your basis for your building project. Here are some other aspects in shed roof building that you should also keep in mind: Your design of your roof should be slant and steep so that pressure would not build on it.