Q:Â I have a house that was built in the 1970s and that has a flat roof with a small parapet wall around it. Can I have a pitched roof put on top of the flat roof? Do homeowners ever do that?
A: Yes, you can do it. Probably you want to have one part of the roof slope toward the front of the house, and the other half sloping toward the backyard. The main objective in this kind of remodel is to find the load bearing walls where you can build the trusses. You’ll want to insulate inside, under the new roof and then you may be able to use that area for storage. What you need to do first is have a remodeler come out and tell you how the work could be done.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning Rosie on the House radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and from 9-11 a.m. on KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
