Sunroom Remodel Update (I Met With My Contractor To Discuss Details)

My huge query for the contractor, Mike, is what sort of roof construction he would recommend for the sunroom. So far as I may inform, there have been two prospects. So as to clarify them, I’ve to go approach again in time to once we purchased the home 13 years in the past and remind you what the again of the home appeared like again then. Right here is the unique again of our home…

Right here’s one other view with fewer shadows from the bushes…

So let me clarify what’s occurring right here. Earlier than we purchased the home, a earlier proprietor had added on fairly a little bit of extra area nearly all the way in which throughout the again of the home. Within the picture beneath, the orange line signifies the place the unique roof on the unique again of the home ended. So the whole lot previous that line was added on later.

That features (1) the storage room behind the storage, (2) the world behind the unique den (which is now my pantry), (3) the sunroom, and (4) the small lavatory that’s now fully inaccessible (which is obscured by the tree within the picture beneath). So all of that was added on to the unique construction of the home.

Right here’s one other look, with fewer shadows, displaying these areas. The lavatory (#4) isn’t seen within the picture as a result of it doesn’t lengthen in direction of the again yard so far as the sunroom does, so it’s sort of tucked again behind there.

So on all of these areas that have been added on, the roof from the aspect appeared identical to the aspect of my studio used to look.

You possibly can see that the orange space is the unique roof, and the inexperienced space is the add on. So when all of those areas have been added, they merely began the brand new roof on the backside gutter fringe of the unique roof, prolonged it as a lot as they wanted to with the intention to cowl the brand new space, and put the tiniest slope doable in that new roof extension.

And naturally, if you begin the brand new roof on the 8-foot peak after which slope down much more in direction of the again, that leaves you with a again wall that’s approach too low. And the additional that extension goes out, the decrease the roof goes.

After we initially began turning the storage into my studio, we bumped into this drawback within the again entry of the studio. The plan once we began was to maintain the unique roof over that again part. On the time, we had no plans for a carport past these doorways. So when the brand new French doorways have been added, there have been solely about six inches between the highest of the doorways and the ceiling on that again wall.

However then, sooner or later alongside the way in which, we determined so as to add the carport behind the studio. And that solved the issue. As a result of the carport needed to lengthen 20-ish ft past the again wall of the studio, there was actually just one option to construct the roof. Within the image beneath, you’ll be able to see the unique roof with the gutter edge on the again of the home, after which the brand new roof for the carport was constructed with the gable finish extending in direction of the again yard.

This allowed for the wall of the again entry to the studio to be raised up and the unique roof that was now lined by the brand new roof of the carport to be eliminated.

In any case of that was executed, that is how the wall with the door appeared. It went from six inches between the highest of the door to the ceiling to about 5 ft.

And right this moment, that space seems like this…

And from the outside, the place’s what the aspect view of the studio seems like now with the carport roof constructed on the again and lengthening in direction of the again yard…

So I went by all of that background to say this. On the subject of the sunroom, there are two prospects that we talked about for the roof above the sunroom and toilet. The primary possibility could be to construct the very same roof construction over the sunroom and toilet that we had constructed over the carport. Whereas this isn’t a terrific instance as a result of the carport extends out 20+ ft, which isn’t represented on the picture beneath, you’ll be able to nonetheless see what I imply right here…

So after discussing the choices, the one which we settled on yesterday was this one. We’ll begin the brand new roof on the unique high ridge of the home, after which slope it again to the brand new, taller again wall. I don’t have a aspect image of the roof above the sunroom, however this can be a good demonstration.

So from the again, I don’t have competing gable ends with completely different pitches. It is going to look extra like this…

And the very best information is that the entire roof may have sufficient of a pitch to it that the entire thing will be shingled, versus the present scenario the place the unique roof is shingled, however the roof over the sunroom and toilet aren’t sloped sufficient for shingles, so that they have that ugly sheet roofing on them. I hate the look of that stuff, and I’ve wished it gone for the final 13 years.

Anyway, we mentioned a complete lot extra, together with the entire course of, how we are able to divide it up into levels, and so forth. However I’ll save that data for later as a result of we’re nonetheless figuring out particulars, prices, and so forth. I’m excited, although!