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. Next measure the area and make calculations so you know how much of your chosen materials to buy. This should be directly above one of the support posts so that the ridge board is supported all the way down to the ground. Of horizontal distance while the other side has a 6 12 slope.

Wire the structure for any plugs lights or ceiling fans. Of vertical drop for every 12 in. At a minimum you should try to have a 4 12 slope if you live in a snowy area. A stick framed roof with an attic has room to expand a dormer for example might create the additional space you need.

Ask your building inspector for minimum slopes for your area when you pick up the building permit. 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. The first thing you need to find out is what kind of roof structure you have stick or truss. To build a roof start by deciding whether you want to put up a flat or pitched roof on your building.

Build over the garage. Contact the attic group for an obligation free appraisal on 1800 655 525 or book in a consultation online. Plan your stud placement. Purchase your materials including prefabricated trusses plywood covering and roof tiles.

Generally if you have space in your attic you probably have stick framing. Under that window the roof has a 7 12 slope 7 in. 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. A double row of studs one along each interior side.

Most walls contain a single row of studs touching both layers of wall. In your roof whatever you want to do with your roof space attic group can help you achieve it. 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.

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. You must not build the new roof directly over the old. If not you likely have truss framing.