Art Mulder
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Hey Folks,
My wife and I are in the planning stages for a new addition to our house. Our plan is to rip the roof off of our attached garage and build a bedroom up there. The garage projects off of the front of the house. Our entryway is vaulted, and we will need to pull the upper hallway forward to meet the front wall, in order to be able to open a doorway there into the new bedroom.
The challenge, is that the upper hallway is a sort of balcony, and it cantilevers out about 14" from the side wall. Here are some photos:
Here is the upper hallway/mezzanine.
As you can see, the hallway is cantilevered out over the closet. That corner is the trick. We need to attach the new floor there.
And here is the more vaulted area, where we need to pull the hall over:
Here is a very rough doodle of what we're looking to end up with:
Anyone ever done anything like this?
The load bearing wall in those photos is the back of the closet - which more or less lines up with the wall above.
My brother suggests that I run a 2x8 (I have 2x8 floor joists) along the FRONT of the upper mezzanine, so it is securely attached all the way along.
Yes, I will be getting permits, and contracting out the bulk of the work. But I still like to be well informed and see what suggestions people have.
My wife and I are in the planning stages for a new addition to our house. Our plan is to rip the roof off of our attached garage and build a bedroom up there. The garage projects off of the front of the house. Our entryway is vaulted, and we will need to pull the upper hallway forward to meet the front wall, in order to be able to open a doorway there into the new bedroom.
The challenge, is that the upper hallway is a sort of balcony, and it cantilevers out about 14" from the side wall. Here are some photos:
Here is the upper hallway/mezzanine.
As you can see, the hallway is cantilevered out over the closet. That corner is the trick. We need to attach the new floor there.
And here is the more vaulted area, where we need to pull the hall over:
Here is a very rough doodle of what we're looking to end up with:
Anyone ever done anything like this?
The load bearing wall in those photos is the back of the closet - which more or less lines up with the wall above.
My brother suggests that I run a 2x8 (I have 2x8 floor joists) along the FRONT of the upper mezzanine, so it is securely attached all the way along.
Yes, I will be getting permits, and contracting out the bulk of the work. But I still like to be well informed and see what suggestions people have.