Answers to some frequently asked questions: * I am the homeowner, not the builder, so I can't discuss the details of how this was done or do any similar projects. * The builder is High Tech Dormer in Massachusetts, USA, and you can find them at www.hightechdormer.com/ * Unfortunately I can't share details about the cost of the project. * If you are curious about how it was done, the builder's patent has details: patents.google.com/patent/US4676044A * Yes, this really happened, and so far there have been zero issues with the work.

@kingkhankk6278

3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks. How much time or days it took? Thanks

@Platerpus7

3 жыл бұрын

How much space inside did you gain?

@mikekosak9598

3 жыл бұрын

Any video of building the walls??? THANKS

@davidfleuchaus

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting all this information. I am facing this exact scenario but near Chicago. We have a 27’ long attic that I will convert to a bedroom or two in three years.

@chrisbarr1359

2 жыл бұрын

@@twintwo1429 Perhaps he had a gentleman's agreement with the builder to not disclose cost on social media. Which is reasonable in my mind because their house and situation is not the same as others.

When I bought my Cape Farmhouse, the upstairs had only 6' headroom, no bathroom and no dormers. I built a new second floor in the back yard, complete with floor system (for plumbing etc) with a shed dormer in back and "A" dormer in front and 9' ceilings. Then had the crane come, pull the old roof off (which was already cut free) and pick the new second floor on. He was gone by 10AM and I had a weather tight shell by the end of the day.

@MrChunkyMaster

2 жыл бұрын

There's something different about having a lot of head room in a house

@GeoFry3

2 жыл бұрын

Measure 10 times fly the new floor and room with the crane once.

@ryancarpenter6436

2 жыл бұрын

Nawice !!!

@abigailjacob4043

2 жыл бұрын

Whoa, that's so cool. I've never heard of doing it that way.

@nellof1244

2 жыл бұрын

Did you set up a temporary footings in the yard to build off of? And was there a lot of time spent setting up the the footprint? Any tricks for doing that?

I hired a company in 1992 that did exactly this with air Jack system to lift the roof and heavy duty hinges placed at the peak. The house was a salt box style. With a long roof line. Added two rooms to our second floor. I wish I still had the videotape. It was taped by one of those big clunky Video Cassette Recorders from that era.

@nnaheim.

Жыл бұрын

Ever seen the weather girl on VTF tv?

@lees4670

11 ай бұрын

How much?

@frankthefixer

11 ай бұрын

@@lees4670 it was less than $14k to complete the two bedrooms.

My Dad, in the early 1950's, did your same project to create an upstairs bedroom for my brother and I. We also had our own 3/4 bath. Onward!

Thanks for taking the time to setup the time-lapse, I've drawn a few of these but, seeing it worked was very insightful.

I wish I could see the rest of this project.

@BeeHiverson

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the whole project. They went to lunch and never came back.

@roundedrob1483

2 жыл бұрын

@@BeeHiverson 🤣🤣🤣

@ebinmaine

2 жыл бұрын

@@BeeHiverson yeah but think of the great ventilation...

@dt8587

2 жыл бұрын

Yea covid hit around that time. Thats all the work.

@Iowa599

2 жыл бұрын

The same as it did before. The pool table wouldn't fit through the door.

My grandfather was a contractor in NYC and did this in like 1959, I remember because I watched them raise the roof section in amazement.

As a cub carpenter in the very early 70's my boss and I did this exact thing on a house in Webster Groves Missouri owned by Don Breckenridge a local hotel and ready mix concrete owner ! It actually turned out pretty nice ! It was pretty high up on a hundred plus year old house built for a rail road magnate.

@brandonweinmann5700

2 жыл бұрын

I did all my cub carpenter work in the same are for about a year, 2 years ago.

@tonyposillo8803

2 жыл бұрын

I also build in Webster groves , for the last year or two now. And before that tower Grove for 5 or 6 years. Small world. You guys still work there from time to time?

@brandonweinmann5700

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyposillo8803 who do you build for? And no I don't build in that area anymore. Farther south closerish to home now

Some audio commentary to guide you step-by-step on what is taking place would have taken this to the next level. Looks like great work.

I thought about doing this to my house. But I figured it would be easier to just remove the existing back half of the roof and reframing.

THANK YOU!! I've wanted to do this to the roof above my garage and just needed to see it done once.

@hlainghlaingphyo7

4 жыл бұрын

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My house is one of three in my neighborhood with a dormer. What a difference it makes.

That’s PHD work right there; when they lifted the roof up! Brilliant!!!

Never seen this done before, never even considered such a method! I'm assuming this wasn't their first rodeo and although it was time lapsed, experience,skill and correct calculations made it happen. Super cool shirt video. Stay safe and God bless.

@travisc3571

2 жыл бұрын

Read the comments…apparently they do it enough to patent the process. I was wondering the same thing. It’s very cool!

@nellof1244

2 жыл бұрын

I do not think that those roof rafters are large enough to carry the load of a flat roof like that period I've seen too many of them with issues in the future.

@nellof1244

2 жыл бұрын

And to be honest I'm very surprised if this would pass inspection

I would love to see more of this project. We live in a cape and trying to save our aluminum roof and this seem like the perfect solution.

@billymorris3265

2 жыл бұрын

Following up for years later, how did it turn out? Aluminum doesn’t like to bend as much as other materials in my experience.

I lived in a house exactly the same as this one minus the back porch. the upstairs caught fire and when I had it rebuilt I had that exact same dormer modification done to it it was 1 big upstairs room with a wall dividing it in half and had a cubby closet on each side. only downside is it was always ridiculously hot upstairs in the summer

I never saw something like that before ! That's awesome. Yeah I've seen shed dormers being built but usually from scratch cut the roof and build a new roof frame but never seen one henge like that with the chimney ! Would like to know how it got finished ??? Nice job 👍

I worked on a crew that did this almost 40 years ago. It came out fine, but we were very nervous when we started lifting. The last thing you want is to have the roof come detached at the top and start sliding.

My neighbor had this done on his house maybe 10 years ago and it seems to be holding up OK. I wanted to do a dormer expansion on my (similar) house and found that I would have to replace the ridge beam to satisfy code, which makes me think my neighbors work may not have been permitted. IIRC, the engineering on this required a doubled 1 1/4 by 18" LVL beam, and it STILL wouldn't be strong enough to span the 38' from gable to gable, required a post about 1/3 of the way across which I was able to incorporate in a stair railing detail.

@kenmarcou

2 жыл бұрын

Bingo

@EDWARD_KOENIG_ARCHITECT

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. That's why when driving past these homes on the street, you see so much sag in the ridge line. They skip the step of installing a structural roof ridge sistered to the underside of the existing ridge. It's not code compliant, not even close.

This is like the first time I found out my stove top lifted on hinges so I could clean under it. Pretty cool.

Great job and I like the fact that it saves all that old lumber and material.

WHATTT!?!?!......that's crazy!!! I have never seen that done before. I can tell you the contractors doing the work DEF made that look simple!! Great craftsmanship!!!! 👍

absolutely brilliant. There are so many creative people around. Great to see.

The time spent on doing this would of been enough to build the bearing wall, sister-up the rafters at each end, frame and sheet the new roof.

Amazing work and project turn out. Hope You are enjoying the extra space and views.

Wow! Really amazing! Great job!!

I knew it could be done I'm always been told that it can never be done thank you for showing me this

Didn't even disturb the chimney. Very skilled work. Would never have the grit to attempt this. 👍

is there any additional video of buiilding the walls?

What you don't see , All the interior work b-4 the cutting. Bracing/ hinges, doubling up on rafters , etc . It's for real and it works .

what kind of internal preparation work was performed? Was there re enforcement on the interior gable ends? Lastly how did they lift the roof? It appears to be manpower with a spreader board to evenly distribute the weight. Thanks for making this video! I plan on building something similar on my Lovett home.

In New Zealand they would have all got massive fines for not using scaffolding or safety harnesses. Just goes to show how stupid the NZ laws are. Nobody got hurt on this project.

How slick was that! Very cool.

May i ask how much this cost. Ive wanted the same thing done to the room above my garage

Just had a 24x24x9 garage built an they framed it in 1 day .. with 24 on center trusses .. I was wondering, why not just take the whole roof off and Frame the whole thing , basically the same way, add 6 to 8 windows .. if you check out Menards the whole garage kit siding Roofing OSB like 8-12k with trusses .. basically trying to turn a Bungalow into a colonial .. also have a basement with steel beam so thinking weight wise this idea could work ... I see alot of these dormers on houses by me , be a game changer to put all the bedrooms upstairs an open up the down stairs to a open concept ... lol 🍻 cheers this video was cool .

I’ve never done one of these to a house but. Definitely a cool video

Wow! The dew of these ive done we have always just rip off the old riif and build new. But with the cost of materials today this is a great idea. Just have to support where the ridge of these have been cut either with a beam or gussets. I like this idea.

I’d like to know how they managed the rafters joists at the ridge as the angle would need to be changed prior to hinging it.

I had no idea this could be done. ITs worth the extra time to put in the hinges or how ever they did that.. Really interesting. Im look ing to do similar to my house

That's awesome, I had no idea that was even possible.

I'm sorry, wait, WHAT did I just see!!? Absolutely amazing!!! 😯

Very interesting to watch. Thanks for the video.

As a crane op, I expected to see one at some point. As a former carpenter, I get how they did it and why, very cool!

That was pretty amazing

I thought i had seen everything. Wow! Awesome

Show the finished project please !

Wild stuff and I've seen it all. So I thought. Good work

I have similarly shaped house,which was my grandparents. They knocked down the wall between the kitchen and the porch to extend the kitchen as there is a foundation under the porch. Can I only add a dormer the length of the original kitchen (where the wall used to be) or can I go all the way out the end of the porch?

This is amazing. Didn’t realize it was possible

How did they tie the rafters back to the ridge beam? I know they used metal straps during the process, but what did they use for finished product?

How did they hinge the top to keep it in place ?

About 20 years back I read an article in either Mechanix Illustrated, Popular Mechanics, or Popular Science Magazine about how to do this," Shed Dormer Lift" but I can't find it now. It told step-by-step instructions. I would like to do this now. Does anyone have a copy of this back issue or know which back issue it was? I need more information and details on how to do this before beginning. Thanks, Paul

There's a house I want to buy, and wondering about raising up half the roof... this video blew my mind! so awesome

@raghukanna6991

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

If I were doing this knowing my Luck at 2:00 a huge windstorm or rain storm would just come from no where.

Was roofing felt underlayment replaced with rubber on low slope?

when roofing and some yells out, STORM LOL Nice video

I wish that could get these guys to work on my house.. why can I find them!?

Great way to utilize the material here.

This video randomly popped in my recommendations and I can’t be the only one.

Excellent boys !!!

How did they pivot the top???

Ida liked to seen the close in phase of the project.

I would like to know what you guys used on top to hold the rafters in place thanks.good job

@calbreckenridge8526

2 жыл бұрын

Collar ties is my geuss

Pretty cool. My uncle dtd this to his house in Milwaukee in the early 60's.

Is there any chance the roof could bend?

What they do about the overhang ?

Which way is house facing? Thinking about weather and proper runoff? Designed to support snow? Gutters?

It's hard to tell from the angle, but it looks like the roof is almost flat. Wouldn't there be significant snow loads in Massachusetts?

This is awesome and I am sure there was some engineering involved. I can see that someone else will get the bright idea to copy them without the engineering.

@mattywho8485

2 жыл бұрын

I'm quite sure there was NO engineering that went into building that house in the first place !

How'd you secure the ridge? Or were you just hopin

How do I see the final video ? This is cool way to add to house

How much did that project cost?

Builders are amazing!! What in the actual hell did I just watch.

That's tremendous well done to you

Sure would like to see the permit and inspection report on the rough building.

Would like to have seen how they supported the cut near the ridge so it doesnt collapse back in on itself.🤔

Hi Karl , What was the cost for lift and frame in? Did they do windows ,siding and insulation and drywall as well?

How did KZread know I was thinking about doing this to my 1941 cape cod? Never searched google about it. 🧐

What 3 men , (or 4 tops) excellent job!!

Lol, i was worried that my headphones might be broken, then realised video has no sound

My brain exploded when I saw the roof lifted. Never seen this before.

Hmm, a house I know well built in 1840 in central MA had what seems to be VERY similar to this happen to it sometime in the late 70’s. And the lack of a ridge beam being installed when this raised roof happens is a problem. The wall on the opposite side of the raised full dormer gets a lot of outward pressure instead of the load path going straight down, if it pushes on the original slope of the roof and out on the front wall, it’s structural bad news. It’ll take decades to kinda show (at least with 300 year old old growth original wood beams) but, yeah.

Great vid

The house, minus the dormer ,reminds me of the house I grew up in.

Just curious what does something like this cost?

That's damn impressive!

Hi. Do you know if you needed a beam in order to that lift?

@kayhan101

2 жыл бұрын

They must have placed and fortified the roof with beams before starting the project

Hi Karl, i understand the rest of build wasn't caught on video but do you have any pictures of the framing or finished project (either interior or exterior)?

@asseater1895

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Wow...never thought thay could be done...super cool.

Is that house now a convertible? Awesome!

Hi I want to make my roof like that too, to make more room. we love the way you do it. How do we contact you to make an assessment.

Good work! You guys are caveman 💪💪

"Bring me a tool shed, for I am hungry!"

That was beautiful

Is there a pt 2?

impressive work.

My neighbor did something like that, right before they were finished some prick called code enforcement and they had to tear it all down.

Did the 3 minutes 6 seconds include coffee/cigarette breaks?

Please film a second part! 🙏

They opened your house like a beer can!