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What about taking the roof off the last 30-40’ raising the walls up 4ft, and adding a 30ft wide addition extending towards the house, and then putting a roof across all. Building would be “L” shaped, with 2/3 at the higher height. You’d pay for 3 walls and the roof.
If you go metal, the erector can put a steel sill plate along the alley-side wall, and span all with steel trusses. You could tear down the house side wall and have it all a clear span, maybe a couple posts in the middle.
Also, I don’t think either of the block walls where the original building ends are structural, but the one by the bathroom has plumbing in it. If you come 4-5’ off the block walls towards the front and poke a hole in the ceiling and get another rafter picture there, I could make a better guess ;-).
If you go metal, the erector can put a steel sill plate along the alley-side wall, and span all with steel trusses. You could tear down the house side wall and have it all a clear span, maybe a couple posts in the middle.
Also, I don’t think either of the block walls where the original building ends are structural, but the one by the bathroom has plumbing in it. If you come 4-5’ off the block walls towards the front and poke a hole in the ceiling and get another rafter picture there, I could make a better guess ;-).