The house desperately needs an addition though and has plenty of room in the back to add on.
Hip roof house addition.
I am not totally set on a square design.
I m building an addition to our home but im having.
The house was originally square and at some point they added on a back room.
This type of roof provides more options for extending the loft and installing windows allowing a greater amount of natural light into the room.
Rather than a single slope a gable roof consists of two slopes that meet at a peak running down the middle of the roof.
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The hip rafters need an angle of 45 degrees between the corner of the building for the hip roof to be effective and work properly.
When matched to the angle and proportions of other rooflines on the house your gable roof will add visual interest and character to the home making the addition look like an asset that belongs with the house.
An overhang is important as it helps to keep water from running down the walls however if the overhang is too large then it can cause a potential uplift problem that could rip the roof right off the house.
The angles of the roof trusses are very important when building a hip roof addition.
So the thing to do would be to rip the roof off of that and add taller trusses on that plus the new addition.