Garage Pitched Roof Construction

Medium pitched roofs most roofs in america follow these dimensions where pitch range is kept between 3 to 7 1 2.

Garage pitched roof construction.

This shows the existing extension fitted with a flat roof which was probably in excess of 20 years old. Minor repairs had been made over the last 3 or 4 years to repair rotten chipboard. In the end most of the front view of the roof had rotted away which resembled the bottom of a rabbit s cage. 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.

Measure the width of the garage to know how long you need them to be and count how many joists there are along the length. 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 you want to build a shed garage or other similar type of building then 4 to 6 is a preferable pitch type. Start by putting a truss at the front end of the garage.