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What Is The Best Roof Pitch For Farm Sheds?

 July 26, 2022(https://www.actionsteel.com.au/2022/07/26/)

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If you are building a new farm shed, whether it is a hay shed, grain shed or feedlot cover,
you might be wondering what the best roof pitch for farm sheds is.

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The roof pitch you choose for your shed will also impact the price of your shed.

So, which roof pitch is best?

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Read on to learn about our standard shed roof pitch and the best roof pitch for different
shed types.

What Is The Best Roof Pitch For Farm Sheds?

The best roof pitch for farm sheds can depend on what the shed will be used for.

For grain sheds (https://www.actionsteel.com.au/grain-sheds/), we usually recommend a

roof pitch of around 18-25 degrees to accommodate the internal angle of repose
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angle of repose)of the grain stack. This
ensures that there is sufficient height clearance in the centre of the shed for the grain.

This angle can be increased though, especially for commodities that sit steeper, for
example, cotton seed has an angle of repose of up to 45 degrees.

The roof pitch is also an important consideration for feedlot covers. A roof pitch of 18
degrees is generally recommended for feedlot covers
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facilitates good airflow and air movement through the cover.

For most other farm sheds (https://www.actionsteel.com.au/our-sheds/) such as hay

sheds, machinery sheds, shearing sheds, yard covers and dairies, a roof pitch of 7.5
degrees typically works best.

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Is There A Standard Shed Roof Pitch?

All our farm shed designs have a standard roof pitch of 7.5 degrees unless our customer
requests an alternative roof pitch.

One of the advantages of a 7.5-degree roof pitch is the effective water run-off. Depending
on the cladding profile, the flattest a roof pitch can be to run water effectively is between 3
and 5 degrees. This means that a 7.5-degree roof pitch will ensure that there are no issues
with water run-off.

A roof pitch steeper than 7.5 degrees will generally also cost extra because there is
additional material length required and because our standard jigs will need to be altered
to manufacture the trusses.

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While our standard 7.5 degrees roof pitch works for the majority of farm shed builds, in the case of
sheds like grain storage or commodity storage sheds and feedlot covers, it is important to choose the
roof pitch that works best for your shed type, rather than opting for a standard pitch.
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We’ve also collated some resources and articles that you might find relevant to your shed
project such as our grain storage calculator.
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Storage Calculators

Use the calculators below to calculate grain shed capacity, hay shed capacity and how
much rainwater run-off you could collect from your shed roof.

Grain Calculator
To help you determine the best shed size for storing grain, use this calculator.

Put in your shed size and grain type in the left side fields and the storage volume and
total tonnage will be displayed on the right.

Building length (m)*

Volume of Grain - Building with one end wall open

Input overall length

Total Volume of grain (m³)

Building width (m)*
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Select a Width

Overall Width - Calculator will deduct columns and purlins Storage Capcity (tonnes)

Building height (m)* 0

Select a Height

Height of Grain at Wall Volume of Grain - Building with all 4 walls enclosed

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Grain Type* Total volume of grain (m³)

Select a Grain Type 0

Bulk density of grain (kg/m³) Storage Capcity (tonnes)

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Hay Calculator
To help you determine the best shed size for storing hay, use this calculator.

Choose your bale type, and a few shed dimensions and the total number of bales
stored will be shown in the last field.

Bale Type*

Select a Bale Type...

Shed Width (Span) (M)*

Select a Width...

Bay Size (M)

Select a Bay Size...

Number of Bays*

Type Number of Bays

Qty of Bales High*

Type Qty of Bales High

Total Shed Length (M)

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Rainwater Harvest Calculator
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To help you determine the volume of rainwater you could potentially collect from a
shed roof, use this calculator.

Total Width of Shed (M)*

Enter shed width in metres

Total Length of Shed (M)*

Enter total length of shed

Average Annual Rainfall (mm)* i

Enter average yearly rainfall in mm

Your shed roof area has the potential to collect

0 Litres per year

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shed-do-i-need/)
What Is The Best Way To Store Fertiliser? (https://www.actionsteel.com.au/what-is-the-
best-way-to-store-fertiliser/)

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