Pitched Roof Loft Open Ceiling

In other words remove the ceiling and ceiling joists and allow the pitch of the roof to be the new ceiling.

Pitched roof loft open ceiling.

We wish to open up the kitchen living space to the rear of our property by expanding the space into the existing roof space. Desperately enough in fact to consider making the major step of pulling down ceiling drywall to expose joists above. So a reduced space of 1 9m above the centre and 1 8m on the lower side can be acceptable as long as you can achieve 2m on the higher side. This is a single pitch roof which slopes from party wall to our own external wall.

Hip to gable loft conversions are most commonly found on the side of either end terrace or semi detached houses. The same challenge will apply to providing better insulation to any loft rooms put in before the current. The hipped or sloping side roof is removed and the end wall is then built up straight to form a new vertical gable. Download our solutions guide download our pitched roofs ceiling level pdf learn more about fire protection of a refurbished loft floor.

The most challenging aspect of a dormer roof is likely to be pitched sloping ceilings. Gable to gable loft conversions include a new box extension that spans the space between each gable end. Very low u values can be easily and economically achieved. Stately attractive and open.