finished observatories: Focaldepth

[focaldepth]

Roll off pent roof design with warm room, built over a period of a month, total cost £1000

LINK TO BUILD THREAD - http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-observatories/139653-new-observatory-finished-almost.html

[Staypuft]

Looks brilliant - do you have a really really understanding spouse?

[George]

That looks cosy, Im sure you will appreciate it in the colder months

[Sadr]

Lovely job, Just what I need.

Like the short supports - could hang a couple of hanging baskets from them to keep HI happy.

What size shed did you start off with?

[focaldepth]

Hi Sadr, have a look at the build thread for details. It was a 6x10, split into 6x6 and 4x6. The warm room allows the COG of the roof to hang 1 foot over the edge of the shed. So a support a couple of feet long is all that is needed. The gallows brackets to need to be quite strong though as the half the full weight of the roof acts down on the tip. You need buffers to stop it over shooting and a hasp of similar to stop the wind tipping it up.

Good luck with yours.