My house has a large flat top roof, I would like to raise it in the middle of the family room to add some small windows and make the roof feel larger. Is this easy and can I do it myself? There are no load bearing beams in the way and the majority of the roof is held up by large steel beams that do not intersect the area I wish to raise.
I was hoping I could just build another flat top roof about 2' above the existing roof. Anyone try this?
2007-02-19 09:25:56 · 3 answers · asked by Bryan K 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I would never recommend anyone using a flat roof. being in the remodeling business I don't know how many flat roofs that i have been on the all leak at sometime and all you can do is patch them. over and over again. I would recommend hiring a professional to build a rafter system on top of your flat roof then shingle it
2007-02-19 15:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by wkly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add a hip roof - strongest... cool ply, & plenty of whirli-birds you electricity bill will cut in half
2007-02-19 10:37:21 · answer #2 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the hell would you want to do such a thing.
2007-02-19 09:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel-san 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋