Gable Roof Garage Addition

Gable roof garages feature a sloping roof on two sides with the garage door located on the gable side.

Gable roof garage addition.

When adding a new gabled roof addition to your home you will need to find a way of joining the two roofs together. Gable end walls that support a second floor or ridge beam will require a larger header and temporary support. Here we will focus on adding length to the end of a house roof. Called tying in this helps to weatherproof and strengthen the joint.

A gable style roof is very common in the us and has been a go to option for many homeowners. The best of past and present architectural styles combine in this welcoming farmhouse inspired design. Either the addition is added to form a t shape to the house with the ridge running perpendicular to the main house roof or the addition is continued on the end of the house making it longer with the ridge running the same way as the existing house. Clad in low maintenance siding the distinctive exterior has plenty of street appeal with its columned porch multiple gables shutters and interesting roof lines.

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.