How To Raise A Garage Roof 3 Feet

Raise the pitch of a roof from flat or low slope to something steeper for aesthetic and practical reasons.

How to raise a garage roof 3 feet.

Changing a roof line cost permits site planning. One option is to re use the existing roof but you would have to rent a crane for a weekend to lift the old roof while new framing is installed then lower and reattach the roof. And although almost any roof can be raised the cost of raising a very large or complex roof may outweigh the benefits. Along the ledgers notching the gussets 3 1 2 in.

Add a second floor new top story covering part or all the home. Lift garage lay a few course of block and sit garage back down on blocks. Then nail a triangular 3 4 in. I have a reasonable sized garage that is of single skin construction using 6 thick breeze block rendered on the outside.

The cost breaks down to 40 materials and 60 labor if there s a problem that needs fixed roof repairs averages at 850. I m thinking of a increase in height of 2 to 3 feet. Build a small framed wall of desired height increase lift garage and secure to new mini wall. Raise the roof to create more cubic feet of space beneath it.

Nationally the cost to replace or install a roof is about 8 000. Once the ledgers are up drive three double headed 16d form nails through the ledgers into each stud. Plywood gusset to both sides of studs that occur at every 4 ft. A truss framed roof on the other hand doesn t have any attic space to expand you re probably going to have to raise a truss framed roof to get more space.

From the bottom to fit around the ledger. If a new roof is about 4k then the materials and labor would run another 3 4k so about 8k or so would be my guess. Add a dormer. Ways that have crossed my mind but of which i have no idea that would pass muster would be.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. It has a pitched roof using modern w style trusses and concrete tiles.