How To Extend Your Roof Line

Get up on your roof or scaffolding.

How to extend your roof line.

Here s what you really need to know if you want to extend the life of your roof. How do i attach the roof to the original roof line. The cost of materials for your region. Extending roof lines is not uncommon.

Keeping it in line with the original roof. If you live in a wind load or snow load region makes a difference. The cost of labor for your region. 19 00 32 00 siding and roofing materials installed.

How do i extend roof line. Keep the roof and roof line clean. 3 25 4 50 framing the dormer. I am adding an extendtion to an existing 12x12 shed to make it 12x16.

Some will want to work with you off of your drawings. Slide the flashing in and line it up so that the bent angle runs parallel to the overhang. 15 00 20 00 finishing the interior. Slide your first sheet of flashing under the first layer of shingles.

Will where i live make the cost of extending a roof overhang change. Removing roof material and cutting the roof deck. Anyone who lives in an area with a lot of mature trees knows this is not necessarily an easy undertaking. The way you need to build will change the cost.

With your proposal an office visit to an engineer would be a good thing to get things started. Gutter guards are a good idea but it doesn t stop there. The idea is to draw up what you want to build. I live in a heavy snow load area and we build.

If you re adding to the gable end of the house the side wall that goes up to the roof s peak it s fairly easy to extend the existing roofline over the new space says curt schultz a realtor architect builder in pasadena calif. Take the longer flat side of the flashing and gently slide it in between the first row of shingles and the roof.