I like the builders cottage and would like to build it on my property for visiting mother in laws and such.. But I have a few questions on it.. in standard for how much room is in the loft for moving around will I at 6 foot tall be banging my head getting in and out of the bed? I have been looking at the builders gallery and looking at pictures but have not seen and good shots of the loft area.. does anyone have any laying around that I could get a better look at it? Thanks Jarrad
We built the 14x24 with a 12/12 roof (45 degrees), so that we would have a little more headroom. We also used 10 foot walls, and built the loft floor at 8 feet (bottom of the joists). That gives a little more headroom in the loft.
Here is a picture of me (5'9") standing on the loft floor, framing the roof. You can see that you might bump your head, depending on where you get out of bed!
(http://www.arizonaranch.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/roof2-500x375.jpg)
You can go to our website at http://www.arizonaranch.org (http://www.arizonaranch.org) and specifically http://www.arizonaranch.org/?p=1003 (http://www.arizonaranch.org/?p=1003) to see more of the loft.
Good luck... Randy
One way to think about a 12/12, every foot in is a foot up. If its 13' wide inside dimension then the inside ridge is 6-1/2' above the plate. For each foot on either side of the ridge the ceiling is a foot lower. This also applies outside to overhangs for clearance to screen doors and window tops.