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Costs - raise pitched roof on one side to create flat roof? Photos added!

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  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    I can see them, but normally you put them on a hosting site like this:


    https://postimage.io/

    and post the code they give you.
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,927 Forumite
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    edited 17 May 2017 at 5:57PM
    ellie27 wrote: »
    I posted pics, don't see them now.
    How do you post a pic thats on your computer? Perhaps I am doing it wrong!

    I can see them fine ...

    EDIT - I see you have edited your original text.
    For folks like me, who only start reading from where we left off last time, I only stumbled across that by accident.

    A reply after the questions asked would have been easier to follow IMHO :)
  • d0nkeyk0ng
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    You don't need a flat roof. You need more light. As above, eother more Velux windows or just regular windows.

    As for insurance, I have a flat roof over the utility room. When looking for insurance quotes, the percentage of flat roof of the total was more important.
  • ellie27
    ellie27 Posts: 1,097 Forumite
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    Yes, 2 or 3 velux along the ceiling is what we were originally thinking til husband said he wanted 'wow factor'!
  • System
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    ellie27 wrote: »
    Yes, 2 or 3 velux along the ceiling is what we were originally thinking til husband said he wanted 'wow factor'!

    well, you'd get the wow factor right enough, people would be walking in saying "wow, why the ... have you changed a pitched roof into a flat one?!"
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  • tonyh66
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    you would also have to take the windows out of the flat roof, skylights in a flat roof are a mare for leaking problems.
  • 27cool
    27cool Posts: 267 Forumite
    This has got to be one of the least well thought out ideas that I've seen on this forum.
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,927 Forumite
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    the_r_sole wrote: »
    well, you'd get the wow factor right enough, people would be walking in saying "wow, why the ... have you changed a pitched roof into a flat one?!"

    You beat me to it!!! :D
  • Andy_L
    Andy_L Posts: 13,136 Forumite
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    27cool wrote: »
    This has got to be one of the least well thought out ideas that I've seen on this forum.

    Obviously you don't visit the Discussion Time Board then ;)
  • d0nkeyk0ng
    d0nkeyk0ng Posts: 873 Forumite
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    ellie27 wrote: »
    Yes, 2 or 3 velux along the ceiling is what we were originally thinking til husband said he wanted 'wow factor'!
    Was husband thinking about a large skylight in a flat roof? That would let lots of light in. No idea about practicalities.
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