Creating vaulted ceiling in small bungalow
A change in circumstances means I’m (voluntarily 🙂) considering downsizing.
One of the options I favour, is buying a small bungalow that is a bit of a project, but not a complete wreck.
Here’s an example of one I quite fancy, also because of its location.
It‘s only about 5 metres wide and the ceilings are rather low but I would think this one would lend itself well for a vaulted ceiling.
Anyone here know from experience or otherwise, how involving and costly this could be?
Suggestions on other improvements very welcome too. Don’t go mad though ☺️, I’m still in the orientation phase.
Cheers!
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3 years agothis is an easy example to split your load bearing into the middle of the existing ceiling.thats why most of the old and new houses built by 4x2 max 5x2 as the span is split on the middle of the rafters and continuously pressuring a thick timber accros from wall to wall usually with a stud wall on a middle to split a span there as well
in you case those middle timbers suppose to go hower its still the option to get rid of some and leave some exposed and in that screnerio with som additional timber steel here and there you can keep the existing roof structure and just double up on same places leave couple of timbers across exposed on a higher level and it can be a nice future tho and cost effective too at a same time as the whole roof structure can stay as it is and just need to remodelling it compare to structure engineer drawings.
i dont know if its make sence
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