Gable Roof Garage Addition

Gable end walls that support a second floor or ridge beam will require a larger header and temporary support.

Gable roof garage addition.

Called tying in this helps to weatherproof and strengthen the joint. When adding a new gabled roof addition to your home you will need to find a way of joining the two roofs together. Gable roof garages feature a sloping roof on two sides with the garage door located on the gable side. They re easy to recognize because of the triangular shape they create on the two of the four sides of the garage called a gable.

The gable end of this truss framed garage roof doesn t support much weight so we were able to add the double 2 10 header and remove the wall section without adding temporary supports. Here we will focus on adding length to the end of a house roof. Other exterior highlights included trusses over the garage doors horizontal lap siding and brick and stone accents. Continue reading below our video of the day step 1 planning.

Clad in low maintenance siding the distinctive exterior has plenty of street appeal with its columned porch multiple gables shutters and interesting roof lines.