Pitched Roof Side Garage Extension

While the extension features a modern steel structure and a large amount of glazing the roof features stone slates to provide a sympathetic nod to the original cottage.

Pitched roof side garage extension.

A single pitch roof can make a side return feel loftier inside and look attractive viewed from the garden. This shows the existing extension fitted with a flat roof which was probably in excess of 20 years old. For the best appearance match the slopes of the addition and garage roofs. Make a rafter pattern by tacking a 2 6 to the garage wall parallel to the garage roof and drawing lines on it to indicate the center of the bump out the overhang distance and the bird s mouth cut.

In the end most of the front view of the roof had rotted away which resembled the bottom of a rabbit s cage. This allows you to put up higher ceilings or utilise the space below the roof in the form of a loft. The gable wall to your home is an external wall once it projects through the new pitched roof over the garage. The professionals at mustard architects designed the extension to blend in with the brickwork of the original building and the pitched roof gave them extra height without the addition looking boxy and imposing.

However this wall also forms and internal wall within the accommodation below. The upper portion of the roof is heavily pitched and the lower slope is gently pitched. With a pitched roof extension you inevitably benefit from more space beneath. As pictured above it is likely to extend much further than a mansard besides having the lower pitched slope on the bottom.

Minor repairs had been made over the last 3 or 4 years to repair rotten chipboard. Finally a pitched roof extension enables you to add more insulation which can help keep your energy bills lower and your house warmer. The pitch of the extension s roof complements the original building creating a sense of harmony between the two elements. It is a complex framing style that can be or usually is a variation of the hip roof but a gable home may also make use of bonnet frame.

Use the pattern to mark and cut the rafters. This might be enough to extend by around 4m right across the back of a typical semi or detached house with either a flat or low pitched sloping roof as a single storey or side return extension both ideal for creating a large open plan kitchen diner.