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Adding height to a tiny loft shed

LemonMint

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So I got this sweet little 10x14 shed with a half loft for my daughter and I'm thinking of turning into a tiny home! The only problem is the head room, I need it to have more height to it. any ideas on how to raise the roofline to get more space? and maybe some extra storage on the top? All suggestions welcome!
 
If it permits, you can try to increase the roof pitch. wherein you remove the existing roof structure entirely and build a new and higher pitched roof. this might be quite a work for you and can be expensive.
 
So I got this sweet little 10x14 shed with a half loft for my daughter and I'm thinking of turning into a tiny home! The only problem is the head room, I need it to have more height to it. any ideas on how to raise the roofline to get more space? and maybe some extra storage on the top? All suggestions welcome!
When I was considering getting a loft myself, I think I read that the most common method would involve adding a pony wall extension between the existing walls and roof framing or completely removing the roof and building a new, taller one with a steeper pitch.
But I never really got to explore more details beyond those since I've already ditched the idea of getting a loft.
 
Last summer, I helped my brother raise the roof on his shed for the same reason, wanting more headroom in the loft. We put on a 2-foot pony wall above the current walls and then reinstalled the roof with a steeper slope. It wasn't too tough with a few extra hands on deck. It really made a significant difference for storage and gave us more room up there
 
I think it all depends on your budget. I've seen a few companies that make roof lift kits for tiny homes, so those are a pretty straightforward option. The second one is to rais the walls and even though I see two people mentioning pony walls, I'm not sure how they'll hold up the weight. Maybe since it's atiny home they might, but I'm not 100%.
 
How high do you need to raise it? You might be able to create some dormers.
 
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