Framing Dutch Gambrel Roof For 2 Story Home

The plans range from an attractive two story gambrel horse barn to a two story gambrel garage shop to a beautiful two story gambrel barn home with up to 4320 square feet or more of total floor space all with our unique engineered clear span gambrel truss design.

Framing dutch gambrel roof for 2 story home.

Barn home plans tend to be two or one and a half stories tall. Like your typical colonial house plan a barn home plan design will typically feature a symmetrical façade with a central front door flanked by balanced windows. Other characteristics of dutch colonial architecture include side entrances central double dutch doorways upper and lower halves can be opened separately asymmetrical layouts ground level porches double hung sash windows and a chimney at one or both ends. Dealing with two roof pitches instead of one seems to complicate matters disproportionately.

Inset bearing and beam calculations are included functional dormers and windows add style for a pleasing facade. We designed and built a 2 story house with a gambrel roof upstairs i designed and made the shutters not complete yet. Bedrooms typically lie under the gambrel roof while the kitchen and living area rest on the main level. Gambrel rooflines reminiscent of classic barns set dutch colonial homes apart.

The second floor is center beam supported floor joists. 32 gambrel style barns have a 5 12 top roof pitch and a 16 12 steep pitch. A gambrel roof is a popular roof style on many contemporary barns and sheds. Gambrel roofs are symmetrical with two slopes on each side of the roof.

For example by adding 2 12 side sheds to a 24 gambrel the overall width would be 48. We give you the plans for the basic barn shell with a loft or full second floor. All gambrel style barns can be any length you choose. The inset upper front and back walls allow the gambrel lower rafters to spring from lower story walls.

Gambrel roofs can be a challenge. The original gambrel provided extra habitable space while contemporary versions are more flexible offer greater visual interest and are a lovely homage to those pioneering dutch colonists. Whether modest or not so the dutch colonial gambrel roof shape has survived through several hundred years of american home building fashions. Will keep adding photos to slide show.

Side sheds may be 8 10 or 12 wide. If you plan on building and installing your own gambrel roof you ll have to draw out plans first to determine the proper dimensions. Also most gambrel roofs require a kneewall to support the knuckle or the joint between the upper and lower roof slopes. The upper trussed roof span creates a large second story space.