joining two roofs with different pitches

The OP's house 'design' ignores local needs, uses ubiquitous construction materials, and is massed in a way that most likely ignores any local traditions (don't know where this is getting built, but that's kind of the point I guess). I agree with part of geezertect's post above -> the concept of vernacular no longer applies.įrom Wikipedia: category of architecture based on local needs, construction materials, and reflecting local traditions That's what neighborhood design review committees at least purport to do. Therefore, only the bland and generic will resell easilyĪt least in the past there were builders guides to help people make attractive buildings The ability to get out reasonably quickly and with equity dollars when life circumstances change is as practical a requirement as the purely physical necessities of warmth, waterproofness, etc. People don't stay in the same place for generations the way our ancestors did. Mass consumer affluence has made everyone think they can be at least minor aristocrats.įunctionality in today's world includes some degree of monumentality and faux luxury, since the resale market and lenders' appraisers almost demand it. Maybe the older definition of vernacular doesn't apply anymore. There are so many trying not to be vernacular that they end up becoming a new form of vernacular. They are mcmansions because they seek monumental status.a cartoon version of a monumental palace maybe, but the intent is not purely humble and functional as with most past vernacular architectures. (I say that with all fondness for the local jackasses :) ) Please hire someone who can work with you in lieu of listening to the braying of a bunch of jackasses on the internet. One idea I had was to sort of combine hip and gable roofs by doing the two roof peaks on the left (the lower pitches) with a little shed roof going across the entirely of the gable (right above the garage doors, for example), and making doing a traditional rake gable edge on the porch entry. You are going to have to change the geometry somehow. That is an unreasonable expectation in its most fundamental sense. I'm looking for ways to possibly resolve this visually without going back and rebuilding the pitches so they look the same. You could build the entry porch wider to mimic the garage & laundry slopes?

The lack of symmetry or slope consistency is not that bad. No, it won't.only if the GC builds it poorly. This is also going to create some pretty serious drainage issues where the roof peaks meet the rest of the house. The picture below describes this visually better than I can verbally. As of now, the whole house will be done in Hardishake shingles (so no clapboard as shown in rendering). We ended our relationship with the architect as he refused to offer help to resolve the many mistakes he made. I wasn't bothered by it at first, but now the difference is really starting to get to me.

On top of the visual discord, this is also going to create some pretty serious drainage issues where the roof peaks meet the rest of the house. Our architect (who has left our newly designed house with a bevy of problems) designed our house with two 6:12 gables above the garage and laundry room and one 10:12 gable above the entry way. Hi everyone! I'm in dire need of your guys' help.

Joining two roofs with different pitches