Margot Carpenter
07-03-2011, 05:20 AM
Hello All,
We live in an 1850's Greek revival and would like to build an approximately 8-foot-wide shed dormer. The top plate of the balloon-frame structure is about 40" off the second-floor deck, it would be great if the windows were lower than this. I don't see a reference in the IRC for this, but looking around at other houses, it's clearly done fairly frequently. What's the structurally sound way to cut 8' of the top plate and build a dormer?
Thanks, Margot
We live in an 1850's Greek revival and would like to build an approximately 8-foot-wide shed dormer. The top plate of the balloon-frame structure is about 40" off the second-floor deck, it would be great if the windows were lower than this. I don't see a reference in the IRC for this, but looking around at other houses, it's clearly done fairly frequently. What's the structurally sound way to cut 8' of the top plate and build a dormer?
Thanks, Margot