What can I do with this weird 2 ft cantilever

3 years ago

old single story home, there is soil under this two foot section of cantilever. this room was added I believe in 1960 and it has a flat roof, rest of the house is hipped. my structural engineer said it is framed sufficiently to carry the weight. i have stuffed mineral wool insulation between the joists but it is not sealed air tight.

-reinforce it: add some columns in the corner (unecessary)

-eliminate it: add footer and extend foundation (expensive)

-hide it: improvise some temperory barrier, bricks or stones, what previous owners had done

-highlight it: put some led strips for night illumination add a some 'trim' PT wood or metal along the edge of the stucco for appearance

-???

at a minimum I need to try and air seal it at a minimum, plywood > house wrap > some other wood.

bonus: i wanted to explore putting planters on the flat roof for appearance, in the cantilvered area, and a micro roof deck where it is not cantilevered, but havent a stair planw

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BeverlyFLADeziner
3 years ago
njmomma
3 years ago
@Beverly 😂
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3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
It's not often I LOL in this forum but that did it!!!

Oh and I can't see enough of your house to offer suggestions, not that I'd have anything that great to offer. But good luck.
User
3 years ago
personally, I'd want to fill in the gap with a strip of the same wood you used for your deck. all the way around so animals can't get in there. this is just an aesthetic suggestion, definitely check with a carpenter to make sure whatever you decide is done properly (for example: you don't want to do anything that leads to rot or moisture build up under the house.)

an aside: do any of the trees next to your deck put out tree suckers? you'll want to do something to make sure they don't shoot out under your deck. we have that problem and getting under there to cut them out is a huge PITA. the thick weed cloth the previous homeowners put under there was not even remotely strong enough to prevent that.
Andrew Sauter
Original Author
3 years ago
great suggestion, i can create a subterranean adu for visiting family who wear knee highs

seattle, i think that is a good suggestion, I am trying to figure out how to add some storage under the deck, some flat surface elevated over dirt a bit, then IP67 rated containers... this old (and small) house