The hip of a sloping roof is turned into a gable end and the ridge is extended creating space for a loft conversion.
Pitched roof loft.
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Most loft conversions employ at least one pair of steel beams to support the new floor structure and the roof slopes at purlin level and sometimes also at ridge level e g.
Although there is no single standard roof pitch used on all sloped roofs factors such as roofing materials and local climate help to determine the appropriate range of pitches for a given building.
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Lofts with a minimum head height of 2 3m are usually seen as fit to convert although obstacles like chimneys or water tanks as well as the pitch of the roof can also affect this decision.
Roof pitch is a measurement of a roof s slope expressed as a ratio.