Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Dec 21, 2023 12:20 pm Hi all, We're planning an extension of our early 2000's house. Brick veneer, colorbond roof. The original roofline is painful and we're having difficulty coming up with budget friendly options to extend. Attached are existing and current proposed plans. The builder we have been talking to is saying that doing this roof will mean all the old trusses etc need to come off and get completely replaced - big $$. Can anyone see a way of doing this that doesn't need to have all the trusses taken off? It's hard to comment as the photos area bit dark ( you might need a new 15 - just got one and wow ) Jokes aside, I can see one member that is cracked. I would find a… 2 2256 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6295 Thanks for the suggestion. The space between shower and sinks was too tight. I agree about the toilet location. So I have tried two other options: The lower one is… 3 6281 |