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Can I extend a sloping roofline to meet the 'normal' roof line?

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.53 PM

My house is odd. It is a "normal" looking house on the left side (viewed from the road), and a brick 'lean-to' on the right. The 'lean-to' is not an extension, it was built like that, complete with pan tiled roof to match the main house. The downstairs part is used to house a kitchen and utility room, and is about 12 feet by 20 feet. The upstairs has a tiny boxroom with a sloping roof accessed via a door on the landing. This room is about 5 feet by 10 feet. It leans from about 6 feet up to within 6 feet of the apex of the roof. Can I extend the sloping walls up the the existing roofline and make the house look more like a normal property, and gain some upstairs space at the same time?

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1 Answer

Anonymous user

Hello, hard to respond without seeing drawings or photos. However in principle I see no reason why you could not build as you have proposed. You will need Planning Permission and Building Regs approval which should clarify the issues involved. Good luck

Answered6 January 2015