rfcomm2k Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 In the attached plan, and referencing the attached picture, I am trying to have the ridgeline become one long ridge instead of the broken up one that it is currently. However I do not want to change any room heights or wall locations. It seems to me I could simply change the roof plane geometry to accomplish this, but before I try that and make a mess of the plan, I thought I should ask some of you experts about this. Basically, looking at the picture, I want to push ridge A back to position B so it lines up with ridge J. Bring ridge G forward to position H to also line up with ridge J. Push ridge C back to position D and push ridge E back to position F. My goal here is to eliminate the short ridge between line A and the point of lines C & E. This could also be accomplished by leaving ridge A where it is and moving ridges J and G forward to line up with it. And then adjusting lines C and E as needed to eliminate that short ridge. Is my idea even feasible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcomm2k Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 The original picture file was too small to be useful so I am reattaching it after enlarging it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Anything is "possible" but in the case of your house design, the presence of varying ceiling heights and asymmetric floor plan make the possibility of an Architecturally correct roof system, unlikely. If you really want to simplify the roof lines, then redesign the floor plan so it is more symmetric which will then produce symmetric roof lines. Why on Earth are the garage ceilings set to 14' and 18'??? Are you going to house the space shuttle? The house is set to have 9' ceilings, so a major problem, roof wise are the crazy garage ceilings. I never bother to build framing until my client or buyers is done changing their minds, it is just a waste of clicks (time) to build framing based on an unfinished design. You could smooth out your ceiling heights and by varying your pitches, smooth out the resulting ridge but you would also end up with an ugly, asymmetric house. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcomm2k Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Ceilings are set that tall to accommodate an RV and a hydraulic lift to raise vehicles for repair. It is my Son's home and he has his own plow service and does 90% of the maintenance on the fleet himself. I did mention that I thought the ceilings did not need to be that high but he insisted. Also David, as you can see in my second post I tried to replace the picture file and for some reason it failed to upload, or at least failed to be seen in the post. Any ideas on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 https://youtu.be/vwKOBPYGSPQ Additional thoughts about this design. Detach the garages from the house. Unless your son has no intention of ever reselling this home, it needs to be redesigned for resale in mind and not so ultra specialized design that no one but your son would like. Unless your son is made of money so sanity must also be applied with the future in mind. Build a free standing barn for the equipment and not as a growth on the home. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 No image attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 After taking a quick look at the plan, I'd suggest completing it, then working on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I know the house will be changing with the addition of basement stairs for example, but here is one way to simplify the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Another -- all gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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solver Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Showing the large garage as almost a separate building. Making it plain and with darker colors. Fancy up the house a bit to draw attention to it. Have you considered keeping the master and guest bedrooms down and putting the other 2 up? The massing might work, and with a stair needed to the basement, you could stack another stair on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcomm2k Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 @ DJP, detaching garages is out of consideration. When everything burned down in June, the insurance settled for just 10% of the home value toward the detached garage because it being detached was considered an out building. Hence the desire to attach it this time. @ Eric, second floor is undesirable. Am told because it makes house look boxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 A lower roof profile ? Or has the far left side garage been axed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcomm2k Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 OK, as of today the second RV bay has been deleted. Those funds were redirected toward a full basement. Plan attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Lower roof profile, minus the 2nd rv bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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