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We purchased a circa 1965 redwood kit house with a 1978 addition last year. The redwood portion of the house was originally built as a summer home and as a result, we’ve renovated that portion by replacing the single pane windows with Anderson’s, insulating and drywalling. This has considerably improved the comfort and efficiency. However, one problem remains; the roof. The house design includes an open floor design for the main living area (24′ x 36′) and a second large area with a bedroom, bath, hallway, etc. The ceilings are beamed with beautiful exposed redwood tongue -n- groove. The roof is supported with redwood box beams. Unfortunately, there is no insulation between the ceiling and the shingles. Rather, the shingles are seated directly on the redwood. We are considering building a sleeper roof and insulating. I’m interested in any recommendations or lessons learned in adding a sleeper roof to this type of house design.
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We purchased a circa 1965 redwood kit house with a 1978 addition last year. The redwood portion of the house was originally built as a summer home and as a result, we've renovated that portion by replacing the single pane windows with Anderson's, insulating and drywalling. This has considerably improved the comfort and efficiency. However, one problem remains; the roof. The house design includes an open floor design for the main living area (24' x 36') and a second large area with a bedroom, bath, hallway, etc. The ceilings are beamed with beautiful exposed redwood tongue -n- groove. The roof is supported with redwood box beams. Unfortunately, there is no insulation between the ceiling and the shingles. Rather, the shingles are seated directly on the redwood. We are considering building a sleeper roof and insulating. I'm interested in any recommendations or lessons learned in adding a sleeper roof to this type of house design.