I welcome any criticism on my roof plans. I'm not a structural engineer, I'm only making educated guesses, and I promise you won't hurt my feelings with good suggestions! The lumber isn't bought yet, my plans aren't cast in stone, and I'd rather get it right the first time than have to clean up the mess after it caves in under a snow load.
I'm putting a plain gable roof on my shed. I plan to call around to ask about prefab trusses, but I have my doubts about how cost-effective that might be. If they're not stock and already waiting in the yard, I don't think a custom run of 12 units will be economical. I may end up building my own.
I've built smaller (10') trusses using glued and nailed wood gussets. On that job I used 7/16" OSB with good results, but with the shed's 12' wall span I wonder if I ought to use plywood...? The cost difference is trivial.
The roof has a 12' span with 12" tails, pitched at 4:12, trusses spaced 24" OC. My truss plan is a simple open triangle with a one-piece collar tie/ceiling joist. I'd like to retain a little attic storage, but I could add a couple of vertical braces at 4' intervals without impinging on that.
Local code calls for a 30PSF snow load. Roofing is architectural asphalt shingle, so 10PSF dead load should be plenty. When picking rafter material and looking at span tables, it seemed like there were certain grades of 2x4 that would carry that. But I don't think my local places carry such good lumber so I'll probably go with 2x6 instead (I'll check available types and grades before deciding; most of the local supply is Douglas fir larch, but not sure of grade on the 2x6 stuff).
Lastly, I'm thinking 19/32" OSB for the roof sheathing. I know a lot of people will only use CDX, but I can't quite fathom why yet.