20x34 cabin

[locomoe]

Has anyone added few extra feet to the 20x34 to add a master bedroom?  ???We are buying this plan and want to either add out or forward.....suggestions would be great since we want to have an "open area" for loft!

[NathanS]

You would want to add to the length (make 34 longer) rather than make the building wider. Wider would make all the spans more complicated.

If you want a loft area you will need a ridge beam to bear the load of the roof. Or the loft area will still need joists to keep the roof from pushing the walls outward.

[azgreg]

It's my understanding that the 20X34 Universal, 20X30 Cottage, and the 20X30 1 1/2 story can all be lengthened easily. Width is another matter entirely.

[Don_P]

Yes but... a wider building has more loft room if that is in the roof. Stairs also become easier to fit into the building. I think we tend to get stuck in that mentality that it is too hard to go wider. In the early stages explore it all.

[ChugiakTinkerer]

For a cathedral ceiling, scissor trusses may also be an option over a ridge beam.  I'm looking at both for my build, which will be 16x28 1.5 story.  That might make going wider a little easier.