Addition With Different Roof Pitch

Joining two roofs of different pitches blind valleys simplify framing.

Addition with different roof pitch.

Determine how many square feet of roof area a building has by measuring from the ground. Before you start you should have an engineer or architect verify the structural integrity of your home. This roof pitch table displays a multiplier for adding for different roof pitches. And this is a project best saved for dry weather.

Roof pitch refers to the amount of rise a roof has compared to the horizontal measurement of the roof called the run. Rather than a single slope a gable roof consists of two slopes that meet at a peak running down the middle of the roof. If you know the pitch of a roof you can use the numbers in the following pitch table to do the following. You re going to want the pitch of your new roof to be steeper than that of the old roof.

To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge. If you choose a simple trussed roof or addition with two angled planes that will be the easiest project. With this method and a framing square you can join roofs of different pitches and still have perfectly aligned equal width soffits a builder describes how he uses a framing square and full scale layout to solve this tricky problem. When matched to the angle and proportions of other rooflines on the house your gable roof will add visual interest and character to the home making the addition look like an asset that belongs with the house.

Where the porch roof extended over the shed roof we installed a 2x6 ridge that ran from the top of the. How to tie a additions roof to existing roof roof designs to attach to existing home how to construct a roof from an exsisting shead how to attach a deck roof to existing roof how to add a roof over porch cost to tie into existing roof attache porch roof on house attach shed roof to house adding a roof to screened in porch adding a roof to existing. With the roof pitch the same it doesn t matter if the new addition is slightly off in height or lined up front to back because you re going over or under the old roof.