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Q: I’m currently remodeling my 1960s single-story ranch home. My question is whether you think it’s possible to add an attached garage (with living space above) without dwarfing the original box-type ranch? I believe that I’m constrained by the original 6/12 pitch of my ranch and the height needed for living space above the garage.
Matthew from Westfield, MA
A: This is tricky. You’re right; you’ll want to modulate the difference between the eave/roof height of the existing ranch and that of the new garage which has living space above. Otherwise, the new, taller addition could easily overwhelm the existing, single-story building.
For the sake of this discussion, I’m going to make the following assumptions:
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