Hello,
There is a development plan for a plot of land to be built on, which does not specify a maximum building height but requires that a new house be adapted to the surrounding buildings. These are typical single-family houses with pitched roofs, built around forty years ago.
Now, a so-called townhouse (or urban villa) with the so-called two-thirds compensatory area is preferred. A construction company has already indicated that this would not be a problem. However, if you sign something here and it later turns out that the building authority does not allow such a house to be built, you are tied to that company—even though you might prefer to build a different, approved house with another company.
Therefore, here are my questions:
1) Is the roof of a so-called townhouse officially also classified as a "pitched roof," or is this term reserved only for the aforementioned single-family houses?
2) If a townhouse is approved, could the single-story two-thirds compensatory area be covered with a pitched roof (to allow a possible later conversion, currently just to be used as an attic storage)? Or would it have to be a flat roof?
Thank you very much for all professional answers and personal experiences!
There is a development plan for a plot of land to be built on, which does not specify a maximum building height but requires that a new house be adapted to the surrounding buildings. These are typical single-family houses with pitched roofs, built around forty years ago.
Now, a so-called townhouse (or urban villa) with the so-called two-thirds compensatory area is preferred. A construction company has already indicated that this would not be a problem. However, if you sign something here and it later turns out that the building authority does not allow such a house to be built, you are tied to that company—even though you might prefer to build a different, approved house with another company.
Therefore, here are my questions:
1) Is the roof of a so-called townhouse officially also classified as a "pitched roof," or is this term reserved only for the aforementioned single-family houses?
2) If a townhouse is approved, could the single-story two-thirds compensatory area be covered with a pitched roof (to allow a possible later conversion, currently just to be used as an attic storage)? Or would it have to be a flat roof?
Thank you very much for all professional answers and personal experiences!
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toxicmolotof6 Apr 2016 18:52I strongly suspect so.
Let’s drop the term "town villa"... because it won’t be a villa, not even in an urban area.
I assume it will be a two-story house, or possibly a single-story with a partial second floor (mansard or attic level).
Why would a single-sloped roof (shed roof) have disadvantages for solar panels? What do you mean by solar? Solar heating support or photovoltaic system?
In the latter case, I find a hipped roof even less ideal (is that the right term?) than a properly oriented single-sloped roof.
Let’s drop the term "town villa"... because it won’t be a villa, not even in an urban area.
I assume it will be a two-story house, or possibly a single-story with a partial second floor (mansard or attic level).
Why would a single-sloped roof (shed roof) have disadvantages for solar panels? What do you mean by solar? Solar heating support or photovoltaic system?
In the latter case, I find a hipped roof even less ideal (is that the right term?) than a properly oriented single-sloped roof.
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Sandy19736 Apr 2016 21:39The pyramid roof is a special type of hip roof.
hb-julia schrieb:
A construction company has already indicated that this will not be a problem. But if you sign something here and then it turns out that the building authority does not allow this type of house to be built, you are stuck with that company—even though you might prefer to build a different, approvable house with another company.*ahem* Nowadays, any construction company—whether local or national—can build a town villa; it’s not the construction method that matters, but the trust you have in the builder and your understanding of the scope of work and how the builder’s performance is evaluated. If you have decided on a two-story structure and sign for a "town villa," the builder shouldn’t have a problem modifying the roof or other features, possibly at an extra cost, but this can and should be clarified and negotiated in advance. The builder instructs the carpenter to build either a gable roof (for example, 30 degrees) or a hip roof (also called a pyramid roof if all roof edges are the same length). However, a gable roof on a town villa is usually not what the client wants.
hb-julia schrieb:
Imagine a shed roof (even though none exist in the area).
... but unfortunately, here there are restrictions related to solar use.An inverted shed roof can be described as a staggered gable roof—is the building authority lenient about that?
However, I have to disagree with the last sentence, because if the roof surfaces are oriented north–south (if permitted), then you actually get a south-facing orientation for the solar thermal system, right? With a hip roof, the area for a sufficiently large solar thermal system is quite limited because the hip roof narrows towards the ridge, and the south-facing roof only provides the minimum required square meters for a solar thermal system.
Winsen... Aller or Luhe? Feel free to send me a private message about the street… I may have lived there once.
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Bieber08157 Apr 2016 07:18ypg schrieb:
However, a gable roof on an urban villa is usually not what a homeowner wants. Above all, it has to fit well, be coherent, and also harmonize with the surroundings. Here is an example of a house with two full floors and a gable roof that, in my opinion, looks good. It probably requires an architect.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
Above all, it has to fit well, be coherent, and harmonize with the surroundings. Here is an example of a house with two full stories and a pitched roof that, in my opinion, looks good. It probably requires an architect.
You mean it’s better to have an architect? – Isn’t that much more expensive than using a "production home builder"?
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