I have an ugly box 2 storey box stuck onto the side of my house. It runs just below the existing hipped roof the depth of the house, water drains back towards the join between the extension and the house into a gulley and away. There is nothing wrong with the flat roof, it's just been replaced, but the whole thing is as ugly as sin.
What I have in mind is to have someone construct a completely false and cosmetic "half height" or “third height” pitched roof to run the three "open sides" of the 'box', with a tile finish to match the existing roof. They distances are about 3.6m x 8m x 3.6m
The roof itself would essentially be just a ‘sloped fascia’ hollow in the middle, although from ground level it would look as if it were a complete sort of pitched roof with a flat top which seemed to have been popular on bungalows and 1 ½ storey houses in the 70s – I hope you know what I’m talking about. The nearest terms I can find to describe what I mean is “gambrel” or “mansard”.
Am I completely barking mad? I know I’ll need planning permission, building regs etc etc but at the moment I just want to know if it’s technically feasible.
If it’s feasible any idea how much? To the nearest £500 will do!
Thanks very much in advance
What I have in mind is to have someone construct a completely false and cosmetic "half height" or “third height” pitched roof to run the three "open sides" of the 'box', with a tile finish to match the existing roof. They distances are about 3.6m x 8m x 3.6m
The roof itself would essentially be just a ‘sloped fascia’ hollow in the middle, although from ground level it would look as if it were a complete sort of pitched roof with a flat top which seemed to have been popular on bungalows and 1 ½ storey houses in the 70s – I hope you know what I’m talking about. The nearest terms I can find to describe what I mean is “gambrel” or “mansard”.
Am I completely barking mad? I know I’ll need planning permission, building regs etc etc but at the moment I just want to know if it’s technically feasible.
If it’s feasible any idea how much? To the nearest £500 will do!
Thanks very much in advance