Jo_Ann

If you left the ceilings in the living room and family room intact, eliminating messing with the existing trusses, but removed the ceiling in the new kitchen area with clerestory windows, would the large doorways in the family room and living room provide enough of the open-ness you want? In this pic, living room walls are gray, existing bathroom wall is green, and the blue wall is the entry to the family room.

Jason, You never have posted any real pics of the exterior walls of the house, so someone can see what the existing roof really looks like.

Nice video!

A visual look at the clerestory window design, with ceiling removed, and a truss exposed.

Just another idea.

Is this what the roof is supposed to look like?

Thank you Rene.

jpeg pics of the house should be posted directly to the forum. Not a PDF, and NOT a zip file that needs to be downloaded.

Maybe something like this? Maybe the trusses can be decorative?

Nevermind. I had to zoom in on the house pic, to see that it was showing the existing deck without a roof over it.

The floor plan you posted, and the house pic you posted, do not match.

Your signature is not showing which product and it's version you are using.

Maybe post a pic of your floor plan too, with the dimensions showing.

Now, you should post some pics of what you have tried, and do not like.

JasonSJ... NO, you haven't.

Try this: Open the window, open the label tab. Check specify label. Place your cursor in front of the label, and press enter. See if it moves the label down. If it does, hit OK and look at the window in the floor plan view.

Post jpeg images directly to the forum, not a PDF.

jpeg pics of the house should be posted directly to the forum, not a PDF. All 4 sides should be shown, for someone to know what the roof is supposed to look like.

Not sure what it is supposed to look like. A pic of the real house might have been more helpful. After a lot of experimenting, I got this result. Maybe it is closer to what you want.

Did you use ICF walls for the upper walls, too?

Suite does not have sloped soffits.

No more guessing. I'm done.