Build A Room In Your Roof

The first thing you need to find out is what kind of roof structure you have stick or truss.

Build a room in your roof.

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. Plan your stud placement. Adding onto a house ideas. To build a roof start by deciding whether you want to put up a flat or pitched roof on your building.

Sound travels easily through these studs which can cancel out a great deal of work. The solution is changing the roof pitch or building a new roof at a higher pitch than the old roof. Contact the attic group for an obligation free appraisal on 1800 655 525 or book in a consultation online. A stick framed roof with an attic has room to expand a dormer for example might create the additional space you need.

When building a new wall choose one of the following stud placements instead. Next measure the area and make calculations so you know how much of your chosen materials to buy. A new coat of shingles over decaying shingles will cause your roof deck to decay. Purchase your materials including prefabricated trusses plywood covering and roof tiles.

Wire the structure for any plugs lights or ceiling fans. Under that window the roof has a 7 12 slope 7 in. Ask your building inspector for minimum slopes for your area when you pick up the building permit. In your roof whatever you want to do with your roof space attic group can help you achieve it.

This should be directly above one of the support posts so that the ridge board is supported all the way down to the ground. At a minimum you should try to have a 4 12 slope if you live in a snowy area. Of horizontal distance while the other side has a 6 12 slope. A double row of studs one along each interior side.

Having helped tens of thousands of households make the best use of available roof space our consultants can advise and assist. 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. 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.

Be sure to check your local building codes and zoning ordinances before starting a project. You must not build the new roof directly over the old. Of vertical drop for every 12 in. If not you likely have truss framing.