Build A Room In Your Roof

Be sure to check your local building codes and zoning ordinances before starting a project.

Build a room in your roof.

Adding onto a house ideas. A stick framed roof with an attic has room to expand a dormer for example might create the additional space you need. At a minimum you should try to have a 4 12 slope if you live in a snowy area. Under that window the roof has a 7 12 slope 7 in.

The solution is changing the roof pitch or building a new roof at a higher pitch than the old roof. Wire the structure for any plugs lights or ceiling fans. This should be directly above one of the support posts so that the ridge board is supported all the way down to the ground. Contact the attic group for an obligation free appraisal on 1800 655 525 or book in a consultation online.

Ask your building inspector for minimum slopes for your area when you pick up the building permit. A room above a garage might prove the perfect tonic for a house with a small lot and a need for additional rooms. Most walls contain a single row of studs touching both layers of wall. You must not build the new roof directly over the old.

To build a roof start by deciding whether you want to put up a flat or pitched roof on your building. If not you likely have truss framing. Purchase your materials including prefabricated trusses plywood covering and roof tiles. 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.

The first thing you need to find out is what kind of roof structure you have stick or truss. Of horizontal distance while the other side has a 6 12 slope. Having helped tens of thousands of households make the best use of available roof space our consultants can advise and assist. Generally if you have space in your attic you probably have stick framing.

In your roof whatever you want to do with your roof space attic group can help you achieve it. In this case you can build a new roof over the old with a caveat. When building a new wall choose one of the following stud placements instead. Build over the garage.

A new coat of shingles over decaying shingles will cause your roof deck to decay. Plan your stud placement. A double row of studs one along each interior side. 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.