quote" I have made some calls and am getting prices of 15K and up for adding a roof that is tied into our tiled roof. Can anyone help me with some other ideas on how we can add the roof for less? "quote Your home is at best a 4 pitch, your tile roofing is very heavy, and if your getting a bid for 15k from a reputable contractor, I'd say "Jump on it right now". The shed valley required for this will have minimum pitch and you would be best served by having a pro do the work. These tiles will take a lesser pitch. quote" My husband is very handy but is not comfortable about adding the roof himself. (He has built 2 boats, gutted and renovated a kitchen, turned a back porch into our 3rd bedroom) "quote I certainly don't want you, or your husband, to take this the wrong way. But, whatever you do, DO NOT attempt this as an owner/builder project. You'll surely regret it. You should have this improvement grafted into the existing framing and roof everything in the same roofing tiles. I just ran a spread on your project based on the picture and size and came up with a sell price of well over 15k turnkey with paint and new aluminum gutters with downspouts. My market, SE Texas is probably comparable with yours in pricing. See ya, Kelly

I recently moved into a condo with a great outdoor roof space. I'd like to beautify the space a bit in two ways. 1- The floor is an ugly yellow sheet vinyl or lino in a tile pattern. I'd like to pressure wash it and then stain or paint it. I'd like to preserve some of the texture and pattern, so I'm leaning toward a stain but I'm just not sure that will adhere. Any advice? I'm afraid paint will peel too easily. (I have thought about installing a floating deck over this floor but that is too expensive for me right now.) 2- The railings are really an extension of the fire escape. They are an ugly galvanized iron. I'd love to either paint it or hide it. I've thought of using planters to cover it, but open to other ideas. I'd also like to block the railings to improve wind resistance. Check out the pics. Would love ideas. Thank you.

What is not confusing is that you will require greater support beneath the very attractive enclosed back room. Is there a door to the lower level to the side of the cute play house? If so, you need some thoughtful advice from your local landscape adviser, or send me your engineer's plat for further advice, also at no charge, as you need help, pomajzir, as you appear to have given little thought to the ground level, rear yard development for the kids and adults, which needs some regrading to be useful below and attractive from the windows above. How about a slide from the lowest stair landing, for example? I am happy to see that you did not have just one straight stairway, all the way from deck to turf. Enjoy your new home, perhaps your first holiday season within it. cascio.offsite@gmail.com analyze first, then plan

that could be a really cute looking farmhouse. I'd go w/that style. as you can see, the porch is a big visual attration w/these homes. you can decide if you want to do cedar posts or paint them, a wood deck porch, or paint, and of course when you get around to landscaping, that will be 50% of the look. the last pic is perfect for your home. you could always think about doing the metal roof portion on the lower part if if comes to it. No shutters. concentrate on making the porch look colorful and inviting w/plants, hanging flowers, maybe a porch swing. paint the ceiling of the porch a Haint Blue, bring in some diff lighting, perhaps a new door. A Dutch door would be perfect in a pretty color board and batten would be nice if you can swing it. you could do a board and batten siding (if you plan on replacing what's there) or do a combo of both board batten siding, cedar porch ceiling, pendant light, cedar posts this one is similar to yours, but has the gable roof. see the board and batten? you could do the whole upper story in this. or, the whole house