If you’re planning to build an addition, you’re probably focusing on how you want to design and decorate the interior. The way the new addition will look from the outside is also critically important. Here are a few common roof addition FAQs.

How Can a Roof for an Addition Be Designed?

There are a handful of methods, depending on your home’s current design and the location of the addition. A roof addition should be built in a way that will make it seem as though the new part of the house has been there all along.

If you’re going to expand on one side of the house, the gable end of the roof, which extends to the peak, can simply be extended to cover the new living area. This is an affordable solution, but it might not be right for your project. Home additions are typically built in the front or back of a house, not on the side.

A gable roof has two slopes that meet and a peak that runs along the center of the roof. When your addition is constructed, the new section of roofing can be designed to look like it was part of the house’s original design.

If you’re building upward, a dormer roof is a good option. It’s built so it projects at a right angle from the main part of the roof. Using dormers can connect the roof addition to the original roof and make it all fit together. Dormers can create a higher ceiling for the area that’s being added on, as well as space for windows.

How Much Does a Roof Addition Cost?

Several factors can influence the cost of a roof addition. The size of the area, the type of roofing material that you choose, and your house’s current design will all play a role.

LaBrusciano Roofing & Exteriors has a team of highly trained and experienced roofing professionals. We can install a new roof on your addition and make it virtually impossible to tell that it wasn’t part of the house’s original design.

We can tell you more about roof addition FAQs, discuss your plans for an addition, and help you select the best roof design. Contact us today at (610)624-8850 to get an estimate for your project.