Garage Pitched Roof Construction

The simplest way to replace the flat garage roof with a pitched roof is to use prefabricated roof trusses.

Garage pitched roof construction.

In the end most of the front view of the roof had rotted away which resembled the bottom of a rabbit s cage. This shows the existing extension fitted with a flat roof which was probably in excess of 20 years old. Medium pitched roofs most roofs in america follow these dimensions where pitch range is kept between 3 to 7 1 2. You should put a truss over every second joist.

Minor repairs had been made over the last 3 or 4 years to repair rotten chipboard. Start by putting a truss at the front end of the garage. Even as a garage this period building would have enormous charm with its gabled roof and mini click tower but we have to say that this custom kitchen really takes the space to the next level. If it is a pitched roof or if you plan to build a room above the garage with a pitched roof in the future the requirements will be different than if you are dealing with a flat roof with less than 10 degrees of pitch.