If I understand correctly, the shed roof over the garage will be 6.5 feet to the beam. I think this is too low. You don’t really need a shed roof over the garage.

@Jacqui Naud yes. it will cover and extend from the exterior wall out 11 ft to a support beam that will be 6.5 ft tall. it seems very odd to me

@BeverlyFLADeziner I live in NW Montana and we have snow load issues to take into consideration. I agree, I don't want any of those posts but the architect was afraid of snow load weight. I have not yet submitted any of it to a structural engineer to see what I could get away with. I'm not sure what the best design would be for the front of my house

As for an asymmetrical roof that would compliment the doors, my existing roof pitch will not allow the gable end roof to extend that far out to cover the garage door and front door. I gave my architect some pictures similar to that you attached and he said it was not possible.

Other than the porch, what are you wanting to accomplish? Why is there a shed roof on the right side?

@PPF. It's for more depth and curb appeal for my flat boring house. Essentially i would like a covered porch that extends to the end of the house. I am getting my roof repaired and re-roofed and I figured to do the addition of a gable end and shed roof all at once. I haven't given much thought to it until I recently had some truss damage and now have to repair it.

I was given this option with the shed roof over the garage but I find it strange.

So I will get rid of the red area and keep the green areas.

I was hoping folks had different ideas they could suggest as my brain is at a wall with design ideas.

@BeverlyFLADeziner

I just realized what you did with the rendering of my house front......now I see what you're suggesting......I like that idea of offsetting the left side! I will talk to the architect about that.

Thank you!

A couple questions:

• do you intend to sit on your new front porch?
• do you need to shade the front windows from an unpleasant amount of sun?
• do you mind if your front rooms get a lot less natural light than before?

If I were doing this, I'd put a gable ended porch over the centre area and call it done. That's enough for interest and doesn't have the down sides of the full-width porch option. If you want more interest, do it with landscaping.

Full width downsides:

• greater expense
• blocks a lot of light from your front rooms
• catches and holds all the snow due to shallow slope
• will likely look odd

@Jennifer K yes i intend to be on the porch.....as often as possible and maybe less during the winter, but I would still be outside sitting under it.

I didn't consider the natural light situation. I would have to figure out a way for a skylight of some sort and that would bump up the cost even further!

Thanks for bringing that to my attention!!

When you say it will look odd, please explain?

What about it would look odd?

What I meant by "odd": the porch roof will essentially extend the existing eaves downwards making your roof look much larger than usual. I'd ask your drafter/architect for a 3D rendering from a variety of angles. My "odd" may be your "just fine". It will be much easier for you to decide if you can picture it properly.

Since you want to sit on your front porch, you might consider a central, covered entry area and an uncovered patio for the rest of the front width. If your entry area is ~12' wide, you'll still have space for a couple chairs under cover for rainy days.

@Jennifer K yes! I understand what you mean by "odd" now. I had that same inclination with the shed roofs extending out so far.

Unfortunately my architect does not offer 3D renderings but only 2D. Finding an architect and Contractor to help with my remodel has been difficult and to find one interested in a small project that isn't millions of dollars has been the main issue. My architect is nice and helpful so I'll be patient with him and see what he has to offer.

I've decided to get rid of the shed roofs on both sides.

After you mentioned the natural light situation, I decided to just keep it as an open gable porch and like you mentioned keep the center covered area. It now will be at 20ft wide x 10 ft deep.

Essentially having the porch end at 2.5 ft from the left of the window and 2.5 ft to the right of the front door.

So far that's what I've settled for now...... I was considering a porch like the attached picture.....but I'm running across issues with the two posts on both sides being 5ft apart which seem too close to each other while keeping the window and door free from the post obstruction.

I wouldn't be able to cover one of the bedroom windows because it's pretty close to the other window and barely far enough from the door.

Such a PIA!