BerakahRemodeling

Project

A second storey, carried out over the patio

More room without giving up the yard. The new floor is carried on posts over the existing patio, framed and sheathed, then roofed and sided to tie into the house.

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The finished addition sided in white, cantilevered over the yard on its posts
Finished

What was done

The work, in order

  • Posts and beams set to carry the new floor
  • Walls framed and structurally sheathed
  • Rough electrical run before the walls closed
  • Rigid insulation over the sheathing
  • Roof framed, decked and shingled into the existing roofline
  • Siding matched to the existing courses

Photos

Before and after

Before and during

  • Second-storey addition framed and sheathed, carried on posts over the patio
    Framed and sheathed, up on its posts.
  • Inside the new framing, with studs, joists and rough wiring run through the walls
    Studs, joists and rough wiring.
  • New subfloor and stud walls in the addition, looking down the length of the room
    The new subfloor and stud walls.
  • Framed opening for the new bathroom with the drain and supply lines already run
    The framed bath, plumbing roughed in.
  • Rigid insulation board going on over the sheathing before the siding
    Rigid insulation before the siding.

After

  • The finished addition sided in white, cantilevered over the yard on its posts
    The finished addition.
  • Close view of the new siding meeting the original wall, with the corner trim run true
    New siding meeting the old wall.
  • New shingle roof over the addition, tying into the original roofline
    The roof tied into the original.
  • The finished roof and gable of the addition seen from above, with the vent and trim in place
    Roof and gable from above.

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