We re going to do a pitch transition or change.
Roof break addition.
Getting the right look for your addition s roof is key to integrating it into your home s exterior design.
The best way to tie your addition s roof in with the rest of the house is to take cues.
One of the most important aspects of trying to get the roof right though is the pitch.
Rather than a single slope a gable roof consists of two slopes that meet at a peak running down the middle of the roof.
Understanding a roof s pitching can be quite tough if you are just getting started and working with a roofer can leave you a little bit unsure about what is being suggested with regard to the job there s so much to learn that it can become a bit baffling.
Extending the roof line or building an addition on it to break up your flat roofed home s straight angles is expensive and time consuming.
We need to do something where that change happens so the panels can go down and water can come off hit the lower slope and come off the roof.
One feature of black decker the complete guide to room additions is that it is at pains to describe exactly the difference between additions bump outs sun rooms and other addition y types of embellishments on your house.
You ll have a steeper part of your roof turning into a lower slope so there s a steeper pitch up top and a lower pitch on the bottom.