Shed Style Roof Addition
Choose a style for your roof.
Shed style roof addition. The shed style is often used for dormers on one side of a gable roof over porches or patios or over small house additions such as game rooms. One room home addition plans 20x12 shed type roof room addition on slab built on one of the newer. There are many different roof styles used for building sheds. This is the simplest solution a single slope that s attached to the original house at the high point and slants down to the outer wall of the addition.
They are ideal for attaching to another roof because of their single direction and low angle of slope. With your new addition it is possible to have a vaulted ceiling in your kitchen or breakfast room which greatly enhances the drama of the space. The most common styles include gable gambrel skillion and saltbox roofs. Each of these roof types is sloped to provide runoff for precipitation which means the design you go with will largely be a matter of aesthetic preference.
It s easy for the contractor to build and easy on the homeowner s budget says schultz but it makes the new space look like an obvious add on. As you mentioned your home has a dramatic interior with large expanses of glass. Beginning during the mid twentieth century few of the changes could be seen as improvements. The wonderfully dominate front tower was obscured by a bathroom shed roof addition.
Shed roofs are usually best for new construction or a new addition where you can design the home to fit the roof style. Little or no attic space most homes with a shed ceiling have no attic.