We love the look of the no overhang scottish style roof line as well.
No overhange roof.
There is also no gutter in the detail so you will be effectively routing rain down your wall.
I was hoping you would discuss applying roof overhangs to a persist style home that is intentionally built with no overhangs to simplify the installation of control layers.
With our house we are planning minimal east and west overhangs and ample south and north.
That said overhangs can extend as far as 2 without the need for external supports.
One of best films i ever saw was of a hawaii roof with overhangs lifted in one piece total off the building.
Martin and jon are right that a roof overhang is the best way to protect the siding.
And i thought a roof overhang would be really nice right now.
Roof overhangs don t only protect the walls but they are very useful in green building.
On the lake side of the wasatch range in utah there are almost no buildings built with overhangs due to the frequent strong and steady winds.
With the west east overhangs the main use is siding window protection and keeping rain snow from foundation.
They are essential for framing and shading windows reducing splashback and getting rain to fall far enough away from the foundation.
If you design them properly they keep the sun out in summer and let it shine in during winter.
Thanks martin another super article and some great examples of successful overhangs.
Overhangs can vary from a few inches to a few feet depending on preference.
However the suggested width of an overhang is between 12 and 18 for eaves and no more than 8 for rakes.
I have battled with the same overhang no overhang design.
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Doing so keeps basements and crawlspaces dry and it also helps to.
I can understand not wanting one with a flat roof but the sloped roof without overhang i never understood.
Roof overhangs might look relatively routine but there is a lot of design thinking that goes into creating the optimal dimensions for each one.
But there are a lot of reasons that go beyond aesthetics why one might not.
There is no good way to make that last.