Change Roofline Ranch Style House

The pitch of your roof is determined by the walls ridges and rafters inside the roof in your attic space.

Change roofline ranch style house.

Add cover over front door. Add a 2nd story. The pitch of your roof is its slant or the steepness of its slope. Sep 3 2014 before and after curb appeal.

Hi there i have a traditional ranch house that i wish was a bit more mid century modern or at least had a bit more curb appeal. Increasing roof line pitch roi 50 54 this project doesn t return a lot of bang for your buck either. Or change the look of your house from a ranch style to a cottage or bungalow style. I think the depressed roofline is the issue.

One answer would be to change the pitch of your roof. Does anyone know how much it d cost to change the roofline to more of a flat look or really anything that s make it look bett. While it does improve the curb appeal of a home and reduce the risk of damaging leaks and expensive repairs changing the roof pitch just doesn t have the same value as adding usable space such as a bedroom bath bonus room etc. So for a first step we will work on removing the shutters and door trim if possible.

Tammy you bring up a good point about the roof. We had some hail damage repaired when we bought the house 2 years ago but the roof is in good condition overall. The outside of our house is just not pretty declares marco leal who has lived in this idaho ranch with his partner eric wride for about a year focusing on interior upgrades. The roofline on a house has a big impact on how the house looks.

Sometimes the pitch of the roof might be too flat or oddly shaped and in order to maximize house s potential or expand attic space into usable square footage the roofline must be changed.