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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
Any contractors here? Garage Ceiling question.
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<blockquote data-quote="7998" data-source="post: 15967560" data-attributes="member: 70541"><p>The reason they don't want to do it is these houses come in a kit and they would have to pay for new drawings, amend the permit, change order with the Sider, Roofer, Framer, Suppliers, and have new roof trusses engineered. </p><p></p><p> To do it afterwards would involve removing the roof, Removing the trusses, Rebuilding the exterior walls or have an engineer design a way to incorporate the existing exterior walls. </p><p> It's not as easy as just adding a foot to the existing wall. You would create a possible shear point where the 1 foot addition meets the existing top plate. There is roof loads and all kinds of calculations involved. </p><p> So now that I pissed on your parade what can you do. </p><p></p><p>1. If they are not willing to pour the foundation, Have them leave the entire garage off and build it later. It is already approved through zoning so there is one less hurdle/expense.</p><p> 2. Tell them you demand a set of scissor trusses or the roof be framed with traditional rafters which would allow you more ceiling height, though that still may be not enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7998, post: 15967560, member: 70541"] The reason they don't want to do it is these houses come in a kit and they would have to pay for new drawings, amend the permit, change order with the Sider, Roofer, Framer, Suppliers, and have new roof trusses engineered. To do it afterwards would involve removing the roof, Removing the trusses, Rebuilding the exterior walls or have an engineer design a way to incorporate the existing exterior walls. It's not as easy as just adding a foot to the existing wall. You would create a possible shear point where the 1 foot addition meets the existing top plate. There is roof loads and all kinds of calculations involved. So now that I pissed on your parade what can you do. 1. If they are not willing to pour the foundation, Have them leave the entire garage off and build it later. It is already approved through zoning so there is one less hurdle/expense. 2. Tell them you demand a set of scissor trusses or the roof be framed with traditional rafters which would allow you more ceiling height, though that still may be not enough. [/QUOTE]
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