ᐅ Children’s bedroom on the upper floor open up to the roof space
Created on: 13 Jun 2016 11:42
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Curly
Hello,
we have seen in some model homes children's rooms without a ceiling, open up to the roof. There was usually a staircase leading to a kind of mezzanine where a bed was often placed. Do you know what costs are involved in building a children's room with an open ceiling? Our daughter really likes that idea, but we think it must be quite expensive. Does anyone here have a room like that?
Regards
Sabine
we have seen in some model homes children's rooms without a ceiling, open up to the roof. There was usually a staircase leading to a kind of mezzanine where a bed was often placed. Do you know what costs are involved in building a children's room with an open ceiling? Our daughter really likes that idea, but we think it must be quite expensive. Does anyone here have a room like that?
Regards
Sabine
Caspar2020 schrieb:
@BeHaElJa: If you search for "Danhaus rundgang engelsby" on Google.
There is a ladder from the children’s room leading up to a kind of loft. Our little one really liked that. But my wallet didn’t. I don’t think TE curly means something like that, since the gable is not open.
At Danhaus, you can see a floor hatch leading to a converted attic.
At Edition 220, the gable is open into the roof space. Many single-pitch roof houses have that as well.
In the terraced house I lived in, it was similar: the room height in the center was 3.40 meters (11.15 feet), and many people built a loft bed for their child there.
Caspar2020 schrieb:
@BeHaElJa:
There is a ladder from the kids’ room up to a sort of "loft". Our little one really liked it. My wallet, however, did not. I just took a look at it... not bad either, and my daughter would like it too, it’s like having her own little cave. Have you asked how much it would cost?
Best regards,
Sabine
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Peanuts7421 Jun 2016 08:43Regarding roof windows, you really have to weigh the pros and cons.
On one hand, high-quality roof windows are quite expensive, and cleaning them was very frustrating for me. Even though they can be rotated and locked in any direction, water still tends to drip down. It’s inconvenient if you have your bed directly under the window—even if it’s a waterbed.
Also, there’s the issue of noise when it rains or hails at night. I’ve often had to move to the couch because I couldn’t sleep under the window, despite having installed the best possible sound-insulated windows.
Another downside is ventilation: if you open the windows to air out the room and it has snowed heavily overnight, you end up with snow inside your room or on your bed.
In the summer, it never got too warm in my home since the apartment and roof were well insulated.
Of course, roof windows also have advantages. Because they face upwards, they let in more natural light compared to vertical windows of the same size. Especially in winter, it can be very pleasant to lie beneath the window while the sun shines outside despite the cold temperatures. My window was 160 cm (63 inches) high and over 100 cm (39 inches) wide, and lying in bed beneath it, you could romantically watch the stars.
Overall, though, for me it was too much effort—both financially and especially in terms of maintenance—so I no longer want roof windows.
On one hand, high-quality roof windows are quite expensive, and cleaning them was very frustrating for me. Even though they can be rotated and locked in any direction, water still tends to drip down. It’s inconvenient if you have your bed directly under the window—even if it’s a waterbed.
Also, there’s the issue of noise when it rains or hails at night. I’ve often had to move to the couch because I couldn’t sleep under the window, despite having installed the best possible sound-insulated windows.
Another downside is ventilation: if you open the windows to air out the room and it has snowed heavily overnight, you end up with snow inside your room or on your bed.
In the summer, it never got too warm in my home since the apartment and roof were well insulated.
Of course, roof windows also have advantages. Because they face upwards, they let in more natural light compared to vertical windows of the same size. Especially in winter, it can be very pleasant to lie beneath the window while the sun shines outside despite the cold temperatures. My window was 160 cm (63 inches) high and over 100 cm (39 inches) wide, and lying in bed beneath it, you could romantically watch the stars.
Overall, though, for me it was too much effort—both financially and especially in terms of maintenance—so I no longer want roof windows.
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Caspar202021 Jun 2016 08:51Curly schrieb:
Have you asked what the cost would be?I seem to recall being told around €6,500 (is quite a while ago), but back then it didn’t sound like a final price.
We will also have rooms like that on the upper floor; check out the showcase house in Cologne under Media 360° at meisterstueck.de.
We are planning with a knee wall height of 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) and will have an exposed roof structure everywhere. For us, this did not come with an extra charge. We only have one skylight, located in the dressing room, since there was no wall space for a window there.
What we didn’t realize beforehand are the practical challenges when furnishing the space: we don’t want recessed ceiling lights, so it’s not that easy to find lamps that can be suspended on a sloped ceiling. To me, using wedges under the lamp base feels like an unattractive makeshift solution. Also, the light doesn’t reflect as well since the ceiling is already quite high.
Our roof pitch is only 20° (20°), but the room does become quite tall in the center.
However, once inside the room, it feels very spacious and gives a sense of freedom.
We are planning with a knee wall height of 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) and will have an exposed roof structure everywhere. For us, this did not come with an extra charge. We only have one skylight, located in the dressing room, since there was no wall space for a window there.
What we didn’t realize beforehand are the practical challenges when furnishing the space: we don’t want recessed ceiling lights, so it’s not that easy to find lamps that can be suspended on a sloped ceiling. To me, using wedges under the lamp base feels like an unattractive makeshift solution. Also, the light doesn’t reflect as well since the ceiling is already quite high.
Our roof pitch is only 20° (20°), but the room does become quite tall in the center.
However, once inside the room, it feels very spacious and gives a sense of freedom.
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