Building Homes or Extensions/adding to a roof

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Expert: - 11/5/2009


Question

mom's house's roof lin
Hi Bruce,  I saw a question from 2008 that was similar to my issue,  My Mom's house has the main entry underneath a valley coming down to an inside corner.  I need to extend this roof to cover the stairs and landing leading to the door.  Does not need to be extended much more than 4 feet.  How would I attempt this.  Thankyou in advance  BOB

Answer
Hi Bob, it appears from your drawing that the eaves at the inside corner of your roof are level.  I would build a simple shed roof with the two inside sides attached to your eave rafters and then tipped to the outside corner for drainage.  That would be the simplest way.  You would have one corner post which would be a few inches lower than the eaves so that water will drain in that direction. I hope this information helps, please feel free to write again regarding this or other matters, sincerely bruce e johnson..bejohnsonconsulting.com

Bruce E. Johnson

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I can answer any construction related question in regards to carpentry, concrete, drywall, masonry, structural elements of any type of building, residential or commercial. Interior or exterior.

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Custom Commercial and residential buildings. Churches, theaters, schools and auditoriums. Most recently I am working with the Catholic Church on several design build committees. I have a website related to scheduling and project supervision. Although my expertise is more related to multimillion dollar commercial, educational and theatrical projects my generous credentials in residential and remodelling construction make me a viable source of information regarding all forms of building questions.

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