03-23-2009, 01:15 PM
I agree to size your septic for the additional size not the current size.
Rob hasn't weighed in here on this - roof lines would that keep it from that ugly "addition" look where someone slaps on a room and the roof line clashes.
Additions that have split pitch roofs sometimes have that look - and also create problems with drainage where the pitch is way way to steep on one and not steep enough on the lower.
The engineering for the second floor would come into play now (again Rob?) so that you don't build then rip out to rebuild.
Where the ridge of the roof is would be important in an remodel/addition to an existing structure to make it not look tacked on.
Can you have your drafts person give you a rendering of a phase 1 and phase 2 so you can see what it might look like and what structure you need to begin with?
Rob hasn't weighed in here on this - roof lines would that keep it from that ugly "addition" look where someone slaps on a room and the roof line clashes.
Additions that have split pitch roofs sometimes have that look - and also create problems with drainage where the pitch is way way to steep on one and not steep enough on the lower.
The engineering for the second floor would come into play now (again Rob?) so that you don't build then rip out to rebuild.
Where the ridge of the roof is would be important in an remodel/addition to an existing structure to make it not look tacked on.
Can you have your drafts person give you a rendering of a phase 1 and phase 2 so you can see what it might look like and what structure you need to begin with?