Tim healey in a roof with a non structural ridge rafter ties which resist the outward thrust of the rafters can be raised a maximum distance hc that is no more than one third the distance between the top of the supporting wall plates and the top of the ridge hr.
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The range is anywhere from 20 000 to 100 000 on top of the initial cost of lifting.
While measuring these heights use a level to mark a common datum on the garage walls and base all your measurements of the house floor the garage floor and the garage roof from there.
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A truss framed roof on the other hand doesn t have any attic space to expand you re probably going to have to raise a truss framed roof to get more space.
Your cost to replace due to structural failure or unmanageable repairs will depend on the kind of foundation you choose.
If for some reason you need to stop your project you can nail or screw the cripples to the original studs to temporarily secure the roof and resume when you are ready.
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The rise will be the elevation change over the 12 inches.
Ensure this is within the building codes.
Collar ties designed primarily to resist wind uplift must be located in the upper third of hr.
Removing roof material and cutting the roof deck.
And although almost any roof can be raised the cost of raising a very large or complex roof may outweigh the benefits.
If your current roof and attic setup has electrical wiring and hvac plumbing pipes that will be in the way of your new roofing structure.
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The jacks should allow you to raise the roof a couple of inches at a time while the cripples you attached to the top plate and short studs will help keep the roof in place.
In total to remove your current roof and replace it with a structure that can handle a high ceiling you could expect to pay around 7 400.
Pitch slope the pitch or slope is the incline of the roof expressed as a fraction describing the rise over the run.
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The run or the base number is 12 inches.
For example a slope of 6 12 means for every 12 inches of horizontal distance the slope of the roof will rise 6 inches vertically.