There really isn’t a way to do it elegantly without tearing into existing is there?
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Are you referring to covering that deck to convert it into a "sunroom"?
If so, I just did mine. It is a mirror image (inverted left to right) of that exact configuration.
Mike
yes I'm working on the
Mike
yes I'm working on the design and trying to think of different ways to tie in to the existing roof without a major rebuild of the existing
Not seeing to many
Several homes in my neighborhood, including one being worked on right now (I can hear the roofers hammering right now) have two pitched roofs that meet in a valley.
Personally, I did not like this option AT ALL.
I put a low slope, single pitch("flat roof") on mine. The slope is 3/4" per foot. It is a 12' X 15' sunroom. The rafters span the 12' dimension.
Structurally, it ties into the sides of the house, as if it were a deck. I installed a ledger board and the roof rafters come off that. On the other end, they are supported by a rim joist/header for the doors and windows. The rim joist is supported by 6X6 coulmns tied into a concrete slab.
The two joints/seams between the low slope roof and the existing structure have new flashings installed beneath the stucco. The stucco was sawn and removed. The flashing (or is it called counter flashing?) was then tied into the framing and the missing stucco was replaced with new.
I hope this helps.
A few of the former regulars showed me ways to do it "right". It involved removing the roofon the two adjacent roof pitches. The new shed roof rafters tied into the existing roof rafters and slope down to the new walls. The new roof needs to be sheathed and shingled.
If things were even half-way normal on this site, I'd search for my old thread and show you the picture they made for me. I thought it was a good thread. Unfortunately, the recent web site changes..., well, let's not go there.
that's ok, I think I remember
that's ok, I think I remember that thread and there was nothing new
Just seeing if my options were as limited as I thought
I would want the sunroom to be as tall as possible where it connects to the house.
That way it seems like it is less of an afterthought or add on.
Also, it lets more light deeper into the house.
Is this basily what you are haveing difficulty with?
That would be good, he probably won't go for it. It sits in a secluded backyard and can't be seen by anyone but him.
I'm helping a fellow remodeler, went and looked at the job this morning and the original premise is off a little from what he told me on the phone. My first thought is to do a flat top like one posted. he wants a total flat roof