You may be remodeling to add space to your house, and you may need to expand your roof to accommodate a new wing. Here, we show you how to add a new roof to your new space.
Roof Extension
This is a roofing option where you add the roof to the gable area located right at the end of the house. It’s a fairly easy solution, because you are simply adding more roof to an existing space. This solution is low-cost and simple, though unusual because it usually occurs at the back or front of the house where your yard space is located, and you have to take into account the average roof size as well.
Shed Roof
Many house owners will find this to be the most simple and most cost-effective solution. It’s a simple roof that is attached to the house at the highest point and slopes down to the addition’s outer wall. However, it is not really that attractive and some neighborhoods have various codes banning this kind of roofing. This kind of roofing can use shingles to make it more attractive, but it doesn’t do much.
Gable Roof
A gable roof is basically made up of two slopes that meet at a higher point in the middle of the roof. This is by far the most attractive option. It will add elegance and sophistication to your house and it will make it look as if the addition that you made was actually part of your house to begin with. The gable roof is preferable to any other type of roofing because of this feature. It is more expensive to build, but the aesthetic value is far more impressive.
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