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Visited a friend's backyard studio in Austin and the roof pitch was way steeper than I expected
I was in Austin last month and a buddy finally showed me the studio he built behind his house. The thing that really got me was the roof. He went with a 12/12 pitch, which is basically a 45-degree angle. He said he wanted it to match the main house, but it looks super sharp and almost like a tiny church. It makes the whole building look taller and way more serious than the usual flat roof sheds people put up. He did admit it added about $1500 to his lumber costs for the longer rafters. The inside feels really open because of that high peak, which is cool, but I'm wondering if all that extra height is worth the extra money and work. Has anyone else built with a steep pitch and was it a pain or did you love it?
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lee_barnes707mo ago
My uncle built a hunting cabin with a roof like that up in Maine. The snow just slides right off it in the winter, which was his whole point. He said it was a nightmare to shingle though, needed special harnesses and everything. Made the inside feel huge, but you lose a lot of that space because it's all just way up in the peak.
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mark_fisher486mo ago
My neighbor went with a super steep roof on his garage workshop. He loved how it looked until it came time to paint the siding. Watching him try to balance that extension ladder on the steep slope was pure stress. He ended up hiring a guy with scaffolding, which blew his budget. The inside does feel amazing, but he jokes he paid a lot for air he can't even use.
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