Pitched Roof Side Garage Extension

The pitched roof extension at the side of this victorian property helped the owners achieve the new york loft style warehouse space they were after.

Pitched roof side garage extension.

A single pitch roof can make a side return feel loftier inside and look attractive viewed from the garden. Pitched roofs have a more traditional appearance while a flat roof can appear sleeker. For the best appearance match the slopes of the addition and garage roofs. This shows the existing extension fitted with a flat roof which was probably in excess of 20 years old.

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. But flat glazed roofs or one with a series of rooflights can be equally as effective. As pictured above it is likely to extend much further than a mansard besides having the lower pitched slope on the bottom. 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.

The pitch of the extension s roof complements the original building creating a sense of harmony between the two elements. In the end most of the front view of the roof had rotted away which resembled the bottom of a rabbit s cage. Minor repairs had been made over the last 3 or 4 years to repair rotten chipboard. However this wall also forms and internal wall within the accommodation below.

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. This allows you to put up higher ceilings or utilise the space below the roof in the form of a loft. Use the pattern to mark and cut the rafters. The gable wall to your home is an external wall once it projects through the new pitched roof over the garage.

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.