Porch roof, hip or shed?

[tjbnwi]

The majority of Cape Cods in Chicago have dormers. Spaced as shown in the original post. These dormers allowed the attic to be used as living space. My wife grew up in one of those attics, obviously it can be bad for ones judgment. [scratch chin]

Most do not have a covered porch.

Tom

 

[rizzoa13]

Just got it fixed sorry. So think of something like that with the rest of the roof extending down to cover your porch.

 

[Dan1210]

Ok, so im thinking maybe add a small gable similar to what tom suggested over the door but keep the shed roof. The porch roof will be sheet metal, im thinking grey to compliment the grey natural slate roof but add a slight contrast in materials.

 

[tjbnwi]

I'll give my opinion but it may not be popular. I think you pigeon holed yourself with the two small dormers personally. I would continue the roof line down to cover your porch and above your door do a pitcher section to frame oh the doorway.

This is my house. Im not saying to do what I did exactly but that's the idea for the center section with he roof continuing straight down to the edge of your porch.

Your design works well with the door. I don't think a barrel works well with Dan's, nothing "ties" the barrel to the houses design elements.

Tom

 

[tjbnwi]

Ok, so im thinking maybe add a small gable similar to what tom suggested over the door but keep the shed roof. The porch roof will be sheet metal, im thinking grey to compliment the grey natural slate roof but add a slight contrast in materials.

Create the gable so the soffit edges are 1/2 the door width from the edge of the door frame. Make sure you leave 12" or more clearance from the ridge to the skylights.

Keep the shed roof to cover the rest of the porch.

Edit--I just looked at your pictures again, my width may not work, align the soffit edge about 4" short of the window opening edge, use 4" trim on the windows.

Tom

 

[rizzoa13]

I agree a barrel wouldn't work for him but an overhang like that where the ceiling of the overhang mimics the pitch of the roof would look nice and have all of the same design elements and angles of the dormers. Add to that the roof extending down on the sides of the overhang and you've got somethjng.

 

[tjbnwi]

I agree a barrel wouldn't work for him but an overhang like that where the ceiling of the overhang mimics the pitch of the roof would look nice and have all of the same design elements and angles of the dormers. Add to that the roof extending down on the sides of the overhang and you've got somethjng.

I don't understand the section I changed to bold in the quote.

By overhang--do you mean the gable roof with the barrel ceiling?

I do not understand your last sentence either.

Are you referring to the shed/pen roof that Dan has partially framed in the pictures?

Tom

 

[Dan1210]

Something like this guys?

 

[rizzoa13]

Yes Dan along those lines. To my eyes though it would look better to increase the pitch and have the ridge of it go up higher, almost as high as you can without the ridge tieing back into that skylight. Also if possible can you raise the shed roof up so that it tied directly in with your existing roof and doesn't have a drop down. That would be the most aesthetically pleasing configuration I could think of.

It would've been allt easier to do that with longer rafters from the beginning but you could still use hangers on the fascia board to extend the roof.

 

[Dan1210]

Ok thanks guys for all your input, i think in the needs of time and money im going to try this in the picture below, i know ideally we would extend the existing roofline down, but at this point its a fair bit of work to tie it all back in.

Whatever i decide will have to happen under the existing soffit, heres a pic from a distance with a mock up of the proposed final frame work.

Edit, or i just go with the plain shed roof as planned.

 

[rizzoa13]

Even if you just lifted those porch rafters up and cut them to the correct angle and hung them from hangers off the soffit you'd have a much better look. The roofline would just change pitch but not have a hard drop off. You don't want to regret this down the road.