Roofline on a garage addition

[Kevin54]

I am kicking around the idea of adding an addition to the garage to store my compact tractor, lawn tractor, and attachments. If I do so I am considering making the ceiling tall enough to accommodate a lift on down the road. Currently I have 8' ceilings in the existing garage with maybe 4" of foundation block exposed, so in essence, 8'4" ceilings. I can put scissor trusses in but that would not gain me enough ceiling height, so I am wondering if anyone has built an addition on to a house or a garage that the adjoining roof structure is taller than the existing structure and have a pic as to what it looks like. My existing structure runs east and west and the new would run north and south. So the peak would be above my existing peak if that makes sense. I am also thinking of going with a pole type of structure vs. the stick built that the garage is now.

So if anyone has any pics, can you post them up so I can get an idea? Thanks.

BTW...my existing garage is 28' deep x 36' wide with a 6' overhang on the front and side. I am thinking of making the addition 24' wide and 28'-32' deep straight off the back.

 

[Blase]

I am thinking of doing the exact same thing. I have been searching for a post with pictures to see what that would look like. I've had no luck yet.

 

[rieferman]

Hey Kevin, can we see an exterior picture of your current house/lot layout so that we can make the best suggestions?

 

[stingry]

I would suggest using google sketchup or a similar program. It is free to download and the basics are easy to learn. I used it to plan my shop and was very pleased with the result. It was invaluable in visualizing what various designs would look like.

Cheers
Steve

 

[wssix99]

Here's what our architect did for another home. I think the tall bay accommodates a RV.
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