Build A Room In Your Roof

You must not build the new roof directly over the old.

Build a room in your roof. Having helped tens of thousands of households make the best use of available roof space our consultants can advise and assist. A double row of studs one along each interior side. If not you likely have truss framing. The solution is changing the roof pitch or building a new roof at a higher pitch than the old roof.

Most walls contain a single row of studs touching both layers of wall. The 6 x2 roof beams were added i ensured that there was a slight slope backwards to drain surface water you can see a difference in height between photo 3 and 4 i decided that the room looked too high with the roof beams on top of the doorway beam so i moved them to hang behind the beam on joist hangers. If your sun room has a cathedral ceiling make sure your framing includes a 6 x 6 post directly below where the ridge board is going to go. A stick framed roof with an attic has room to expand a dormer for example might create the additional space you need.

Plan your stud placement. Adding onto a house ideas. Sound travels easily through these studs which can cancel out a great deal of work. Purchase your materials including prefabricated trusses plywood covering and roof tiles.

Wire the structure for any plugs lights or ceiling fans. Next measure the area and make calculations so you know how much of your chosen materials to buy. When building a new wall choose one of the following stud placements instead. In your roof whatever you want to do with your roof space attic group can help you achieve it.

Generally if you have space in your attic you probably have stick framing. The first thing you need to find out is what kind of roof structure you have stick or truss. A room above a garage might prove the perfect tonic for a house with a small lot and a need for additional rooms. In this case you can build a new roof over the old with a caveat.

Of vertical drop for every 12 in. Ask your building inspector for minimum slopes for your area when you pick up the building permit. Of horizontal distance while the other side has a 6 12 slope. To build a roof start by deciding whether you want to put up a flat or pitched roof on your building.

A new coat of shingles over decaying shingles will cause your roof deck to decay. Build over the garage. This should be directly above one of the support posts so that the ridge board is supported all the way down to the ground. Under that window the roof has a 7 12 slope 7 in.