Raising garage ceiling height

[jl-123]

Hi all,


I'm looking at options to raise the height in part of the garage to fit a golf simulator. I plan to rip out that makeshift room at the back and thought possibly that back area would be best so the front area could remain usable as a garage, open to ideas though.

Currently there are 3 solid beams spanning the width of the garage and a number of joists. The joists/rafter ties are currently 2.6m high and would ideally need raising to around 3m in the area used to swing. The main 3 beams are fairly evenly spaced and at least one would need moving horizontally or removing to provide enough space to swing.

Is this likely to be possible before I go ahead and get a structural engineer out? Any general suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

[The Cobbler]

that looks like a project that was never inspected . where are you located?

 

[jl-123]

Yes it looks like it's had various modifications over the year. We've only recently moved in, this is in the UK.

 

[Bert_]

I'd guess that used to have a low slope/flat roof on it. Sometime in the past they tore off the old roof, leaving the beams, and rebuilt with a gable roof.

The lower beams don't really do anything. It's hard to tell but the current rafter ties seem a little lacking. It's would be best to have one for each rafter. And they either need to be big enough for the total span, or you need a drop down from the peak to support it in the center. Yours look like they are sagging.

 

[jl-123]

A number of neighbouring properties have a low-slope garage and the old wooden beams progressively lower in height from front to back.

 

[firebirdparts]

That is quite a strange building to a USA eye, but anyway, yes, it’s easy to make that work. I think you should call the engineer. It’s such a small building.