Extending A Garage Roof

Rather than starting a whole new extension from scratch an extension over your garage can be a great way of utilising your home s existing structure.

Extending a garage roof.

A good estimate for a contractor to do this same roof overhang extension would range from 50 to 85 per running foot. Apr 7 2017 explore stephen hammill s board garage extension followed by 125 people on pinterest. The typical starting costs of a uk sized garage extension built from brick with a flat roof will start at around 4 500. The cost of extending my 30 foot long roof overhang 14 inches was 340 or 11 50 per running foot for materials.

One of the driving factors with extensions is the cost creating an extension over an existing garage could allow for a large reduction in the build cost. Whether the garage is attached to the house or detached does not affect whether you can extend above it. It s just an extension to a garage to gain some extra space for the same purpose. I want to extend my garage roof only forward to increase the overhang to give a larger covered area and wonder if anyone can confirm if i need pp.

If built well they can last generations with only minor maintenance needed. A brick garage is a longer lasting higher quality garage. The existing garage door is shown on the diagram below by the red dotted line. See more ideas about carport designs carport carport garage.

The current roof is pitched with the line of the roof apex at 90 degrees to the direction i d be extending in. This cost did not include any labor or waste disposal fees. This is by far the most common form of garage extension chosen. Extending a gable roof can be tricky since it involves working on the roof but you may be able to do it yourself if you only need to add 1 2 2 inches 1 3 5 1 cm.