The addition of a parapet makes a flat roof far safer providing a small barrier that provides additional security to reduce the likelihood of anyone standing the roof falling over the edge.
Roof that extends out.
The boards that enclose the underside of that portion of the roof which extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house.
Soffits are essentially extensions of the inner ceiling but are in reality a part of the exterior roof.
The look is akin to horizontal and vertical planes.
The glazed lantern lets natural light flood in your home.
One hundred square feet of roof or the amount of roofing material needed to cover 100 square feet when properly applied.
The material usually roofing felt laid on top of sheathing before shingles are applied.
A gable is an extended section of roof that extends from one wall perpendicular to the roof.
A hip roof features no gables or other vertical sides that extend to the roof.
A parapet roof is a flat roof with the walls of the building extending upwards past the roof by a few feet around the edges.
Roof lantern an orangery style glazed roof lantern sits within a flat roof and from the outside looks as though the roof has timber and planting which is aesthetically pleasing.
Chimney and other vents are objects that start somewhere in the interior of the home and travel through a pipe or enclosed channel and protrude through the upper ceiling and beyond the outer layer of a roof.
Before deciding on your flat roof extension design.