A simple roll off roof design can be built in a few days with simple tools and materials easily available in your local building supply store.
Roll off roof observatory.
Or you can buy a kit.
Our roll off roof astronomical observatories are custom designed and built to suit your individual requirements.
A dome is much more complicated but still can be done with more careful planning.
Instead of having to lift off the roof of an observatory these roofs can be rolled to one side and easily moved back afterword to protect the equipment.
Each observatory is built at our facility tested and diss assembled in sections crated and delivered on a tilt bed truck that lowers the crate to the ground at your site for easy re assembly.
With over 35 years of residential and commercial construction experience we ve constructed over 300 roll off roof observatories to date across the entire united states.
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Building a small observatory is not all that hard.
Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate.
Building your own roll off roof observatory parts 1 and 2 this article was originally written in 2002 and has been uploaded due to the many requests i have received concerning this article.
Please note that almost 15 years is an eternity in this hobby and many things have changed even the way i would do things now.
Our roll off observatory shed is a great choice for all stargazing enthusiasts.
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.
Tele station3 roll off roof observatory is a add on observatory that can be attached to a sub structure.
In addition because they look similar to traditional sheds our sky sheds still look nice sitting in your yard.
Roll off roof roll off roof observatory design we create custom plans for roll off observatories and sell automated roof tracking systems.
At backyard observatories we hope you will find all the services and products to suit your observatory needs.
Track sections are 10 feet roll off roof observatory.
Our designs are uniquely individualized for your installation.
If you wish to build your own sub structure to match your home or have certain sub structure constraints and just need the roll off structure this is the observatory for you.
