Roof Over Side Of House

Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.

Roof over side of house.

Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun. A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. A gabled roof is a roof with two sloping sides that come together at a ridge creating end walls with a triangular extension called a gable at the top. A mansard roof is a four sided gambrel roof with each side having a double slope of one steep slope and one shallow upper slope.

You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it. After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters. Mansard roofs are a popular option for buildings wishing to maximize the amount of living space in the building providing the option to use the loft as an additional living space. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones.

Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros.