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How much to raise a roof?

last year

How much does it cost to raise an existing roof?

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oklouise
last year
what's wrong with the existing roof and what are you aiming to achieve by changing it?
Kate
last year
That’s like asking us how long is a piece of string. You will need to get quotes for your situation. There are so many variables including locational ones.
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Bel
Original Author
last year
Thank you everyone. I clearly have no idea with what I’m doing..hence the professional

The reason I want to raise the roof is to be in line with a cathedral ceiling.

I want to renovate my kitchen to be one large space.

See attached pics.
Bel
Original Author
last year
I’m going to knock the wall down between the kitchen and the laundry to make one large space (massive kitchen) island bench. Massive skylight. Where the blue line is, this is where the wall is going to be knocked down.
oklouise
last year
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do you mean to change the ceiling (inside the house) not the roof (outside) and the cost depends on structural requirements and you need a builder and possibly an engineer to design the new structures and give you a quote
Bel
Original Author
last year
Sorry yes ceiling

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