Finishing Attic With Slate Roof

My wife and i recently purchased an old home 1883 with a slate roof.

Finishing attic with slate roof.

I ve got a question and i m hoping someone here might be able to provide some insight. A contractor or a local building. That s measured after you finish the ceiling if you don t have enough height you ll have to raise the roof line and that adds a lot to your construction costs. Roofs in standard wood frame houses are framed with traditional rafters or with roof trusses if you ve measured your attic space and feel you have enough room to accommodate living space chances are you have rafters or you have special trusses called attic trusses which create a large open space under the peak of the roof by contrast conventional trusses have supports called webbing that.

Posted on saturday november 10 2001 08 22 pm. Every attic is different but a few established norms and practices will guide your renovation. If you re finishing your attic insulating it to the proper r value can cause a dramatic loss of headroom if you limit yourself to fiberglass batts. It s always preferable to leave an airspace an inch or so between the insulation and the roof sheathing boards.

Follow the rule of 7s. Are there any problems with ventilation if i put insulation under the slate. Building codes vary by location but most require at least a 7 foot clearance for attic expansions. First check for head clearance.

Enforcement varies but codes typically say that at least half of a finished attic must be at least 7 feet high and that this area must be a minimum of 7 feet wide and 70 square feet. To meet all three goals insulating your finished attic ventilating the roof and maximizing headroom use a combination of dense batt insulation rigid foam sheeting and air chutes. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool. I want to finish the attic under our slate roof.