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Attic roof trusses with dormers.
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You can still add a purely decorative make believe dormer to a truss framed roof but not a real dormer.
A stick framed roof with an attic has room for adding a dormer while a truss framed roof doesn t have any attic space to add a dormer to.
When considering room in the roof trusses for your project thought should be put into the positions of dormer windows and roof lights along with the staircases and any other openings.
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50 00 110 00 the higher cost per square foot to frame side and roof dormers compared to additions is due to their smaller size.
Many builders also think that stick framing is cheaper than using engineered roof trusses.
To construct half stories built into the roof that have large dormers or shed roof style openings out of the roof.
Stick framing is cheaper false.
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Misconceptions of stick framing.
It depends on the type of your roof frame.
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Other homeowners may face costs associated with beefing up.
Trusses would need mirror image shed dormers on either side and roof ridge would likely be higher than the current roof ridge line.
Dormer the attic with completely new roof trusses.
This is a common misconception because a builder hasn t looked into.
In areas prone to seismic activity for example adding a large attic dormer to raise the roof may require a whole house seismic upgrade.