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     Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 760 Registered: 01-2009 |
With a shop upstairs? | ||
| Coulson (Coulson) New member Username: Coulson Post Number: 2 Registered: 01-2012 |
Thanks for the picture. That is quite a bit bigger that I was thinking (not sure if the wife would approve of those plans)! But the shape is generally right. OldSchool, I would like to heat it eventually, but it would not be a necessity initially. I was thinking of something more like this:  | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 758 Registered: 01-2009 |
Liam, I picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks. Put some ice guards on the upper roof. It should not be that big a deal. Are you going to heat it? | ||
| Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 696 Registered: 01-2007 |
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| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 757 Registered: 01-2009 |
What is a "monitor" style? Is it like a second story with windows? Not sure what you are talking about. | ||
| Coulson (Coulson) New member Username: Coulson Post Number: 1 Registered: 01-2012 |
As winter keeps settling in and I continually have to scrape the windshield on my car each morning, I am envisioning the construction of a nice garage / shop this spring. I like the monitor style of roofs because of the additional storage and the barn-like appearance. I would really like to put on a slate roof, but I can't recall ever seeing slate on this style of roof. Is there a reason for this, is it just a bad idea? I imagine that snow guards would be needed on the upper sections to prevent the impact of snow and ice falling the few feet from the upper section onto the lower parts. Are there other aspects that I am not thinking of that make slate on a monitor roof a bad idea? Should I just look at gambrel styles instead? Thanks! |
