Hello everyone,
building on our floor plan planning, we would now like to focus on the terrace and a suitable roofing solution.
For now, we have planned the terrace with a width of 8.65 meters (28 ft 4 in) and a depth of 3.50 meters (11 ft 6 in).
But does the terrace really need to be this wide?
We want to add a roof over the terrace. Ideally, it should at least cover the large window front so that the roof can provide indirect shading for the living room, without having to lower the blinds all the time.
It probably also makes sense to extend the roof to the garage area so you can sit there comfortably, right?
Do you have any ideas for us?
building on our floor plan planning, we would now like to focus on the terrace and a suitable roofing solution.
For now, we have planned the terrace with a width of 8.65 meters (28 ft 4 in) and a depth of 3.50 meters (11 ft 6 in).
But does the terrace really need to be this wide?
We want to add a roof over the terrace. Ideally, it should at least cover the large window front so that the roof can provide indirect shading for the living room, without having to lower the blinds all the time.
It probably also makes sense to extend the roof to the garage area so you can sit there comfortably, right?
Do you have any ideas for us?
Thank you, @KingSong, for your understanding and shared viewpoint.
There must be a similar thread where I suggested planting as a natural roof. No one responded, and everyone mentioned investments between 5,000 and 10,000 euros, ... I just don’t understand.
Honestly, I also wonder why people build a house if they a) don’t like sun, wind, or the like.
There must be a similar thread where I suggested planting as a natural roof. No one responded, and everyone mentioned investments between 5,000 and 10,000 euros, ... I just don’t understand.
Honestly, I also wonder why people build a house if they a) don’t like sun, wind, or the like.
Escroda schrieb:
Get hold of the justification for the zoning plan and try to understand what the urban planners intended. I have that document from 2015. Unfortunately, as a layperson, I don’t understand much.
I’m also unable to send you a private message (PM) yet.
Escroda schrieb:
My advice: leave the terrace out of the building permit application and build it later without needing approval after final inspection. What’s the difference between including the terrace of 30 m² (7.50 meters (25 feet) wide and 4.00 meters (13 feet) deep) in the application or just building it later without permission?
Escroda schrieb:
And don’t forget the setback distances. You mean the 3 meters (10 feet) from the neighbor?
We would comply anyway, since the terrace is only planned at the back.
KingSong schrieb:
A terrace roof just because someone doesn’t want to use sunshades? With a terrace roof, you can leave the furniture and everything on it outside throughout the year (more or less).
ypg schrieb:
I also wonder why people build a house if they don’t like a) sun, wind, or similar conditions. Whether you like it or not is a matter of opinion.
-SCEPS- schrieb:
Unfortunately, as a layperson, I don’t really understand much. Does the word terrace appear anywhere in it?
-SCEPS- schrieb:
What is the difference between including the permit-exempt 30m² (7.50 meters [25 feet] wide and 4.00 meters [13 feet] deep) terrace in the building application or just building it later without permission? The difference is that the building application is reviewed by someone, and if anything unauthorized is shown, they cannot simply ignore it, even if it does not actually bother anyone. If you build later without a permit, no one will notice your violation. Since you comply with the required setback distances, you are not infringing on your neighbors’ rights, so even if a neighbor complains, the complaint will likely go nowhere.
This only applies on the condition that the city planners have indeed not addressed terraces. If it is stated in the local development plan that terraces are considered when determining the permissible building area, forget my advice.
If you include the terrace now and receive a building permit without specific conditions, you are of course on the safe side.
At least I personally like sitting outside under the glass roof even when it’s raining in the summer.
It takes too long for a tree to grow large and dense enough to provide that kind of shelter. Also, once it’s really big, it shades the solar panels.
So, we do like trees and have some in the garden, but not too close to the terrace.
Additionally, I have the preference to be able to go “dry from the garage into the house.”
It takes too long for a tree to grow large and dense enough to provide that kind of shelter. Also, once it’s really big, it shades the solar panels.
So, we do like trees and have some in the garden, but not too close to the terrace.
Additionally, I have the preference to be able to go “dry from the garage into the house.”
So, a brief update: the building permit application has been submitted... now we are waiting to see how the building authority will proceed.
We have also made progress with the patio roof itself. We will cover the entire width of the patio, but the roof will only cover about 60% of it. Additionally, a specialist company pointed out a stylish design that should suit the house well. Instead of the typical roof with a sloped crossbeam extending away from the house, it will be completely horizontal (Terrazza Pure).
We have also made progress with the patio roof itself. We will cover the entire width of the patio, but the roof will only cover about 60% of it. Additionally, a specialist company pointed out a stylish design that should suit the house well. Instead of the typical roof with a sloped crossbeam extending away from the house, it will be completely horizontal (Terrazza Pure).
Because of this straight shape, the front edge of the terrace edge is quite high, so the sun, first of all, reaches far underneath the awning, and secondly, in my opinion, it feels very uncomfortable due to the high roof, but that is a matter of personal taste.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
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