Sliding Roof Observatory Plans

We started by using a plan for one of our most popular sheds and added a convenient roll off roof.

Sliding roof observatory plans. Carsten arnholm roll off roof observatory adapted from garden shed kit. We also included helpful features such as electrical outlets. This increased the roll off roof height a full inch. The home farm observatories story started in 2010 when neil then the owner of a telescope shop was approached by a customer in edinburgh to recommend a good quality roll off roof observatory for the new equipment he was to purchase.

A small roll off roof observatory. I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws. Our roll off observatory shed is a great choice for all stargazing enthusiasts. There is plenty of friction between the 2x3 surfaces that one person can hold the roof section in place while a second person folds the hinges up and screws them into the lower rail of the roof section.

Building your own roll off roof observatory parts 1 and 2. Rain boards on either side of the roof ensure that the roof remain held on the wall and runoff beams. For building the roof frame i used a 2 x 6 for the main cross beam and used a 2 x 4 support to level and hold in place. Build a shed kit build your own shed shed building plans shed plans garden shed kits diy shed kits backyard patio.

Oct 14 2015 like the idea of a top double layer roof sliding over a bottom roof over a patio not a main roof only sliding. To secure the roof i first attached the hinges to the observatory walls then laid the roof section in place in the closed position. See more ideas about retractable roof main roof roof. We sell roll off aka roll away observatory plans online kits and do complete observatory installations within 200k of toronto canada.

The sliding roof runs on casters along the low and high walls of the observatory onto two wooden run off beams that are permanently supported by external posts. We now offer a much better solution to a diy setup for your backyard observatory.