ᐅ Aerated concrete solid roof designed as a pyramid roof on an urban villa
Created on: 21 Dec 2020 09:52
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Amel_NRW
Hello everyone,
I have been following this forum for a while, and now we are finally starting our house construction. Currently, we are planning a townhouse (external walls made of 42.5cm (17 inches) aerated concrete, interior walls of sand-lime brick) with two full floors on a plot located in the second row, about 100m (328 feet) straight line from the pedestrian zone.
Townhouses are usually built with a 22-degree roof pitch and a hipped roof. Our idea for the roof is a 35-degree pyramid roof with a solid aerated concrete roof structure and 2 to 3 roof windows. Why this choice?
Firstly, we want to keep the option open to expand the attic in about a year to add an office and another child’s room, which is why we prefer a 35-degree pitch instead of 22 degrees. Secondly, due to the dense development around us, sound insulation is an important factor, and a photovoltaic system is firmly planned. According to a friend who is an architect, when the roof type can be freely chosen, a solid roof is preferable for both soundproofing and radiation protection reasons (especially regarding the photovoltaic system).
According to Ytong, any roof shape can be constructed as a solid roof. So far, in my research, I have mostly only found solid roofs as gable roofs. Does anyone here have experience with a solid pyramid roof and could possibly share photos? And does this approach make sense as we have imagined it?
If it matters, we are still undecided about the upper floor ceiling, whether to go with a wooden beam ceiling or a concrete ceiling.
Greetings from the Ruhr area
I have been following this forum for a while, and now we are finally starting our house construction. Currently, we are planning a townhouse (external walls made of 42.5cm (17 inches) aerated concrete, interior walls of sand-lime brick) with two full floors on a plot located in the second row, about 100m (328 feet) straight line from the pedestrian zone.
Townhouses are usually built with a 22-degree roof pitch and a hipped roof. Our idea for the roof is a 35-degree pyramid roof with a solid aerated concrete roof structure and 2 to 3 roof windows. Why this choice?
Firstly, we want to keep the option open to expand the attic in about a year to add an office and another child’s room, which is why we prefer a 35-degree pitch instead of 22 degrees. Secondly, due to the dense development around us, sound insulation is an important factor, and a photovoltaic system is firmly planned. According to a friend who is an architect, when the roof type can be freely chosen, a solid roof is preferable for both soundproofing and radiation protection reasons (especially regarding the photovoltaic system).
According to Ytong, any roof shape can be constructed as a solid roof. So far, in my research, I have mostly only found solid roofs as gable roofs. Does anyone here have experience with a solid pyramid roof and could possibly share photos? And does this approach make sense as we have imagined it?
If it matters, we are still undecided about the upper floor ceiling, whether to go with a wooden beam ceiling or a concrete ceiling.
Greetings from the Ruhr area
Schimi179122 Dec 2020 21:51Google: half-hip roof
The attic is unfinished but accessible and used solely for storage.
Windows can definitely be installed as if in a solid wall ... 🙂 However, in our case, they are located in the dormer.
The attic is unfinished but accessible and used solely for storage.
Windows can definitely be installed as if in a solid wall ... 🙂 However, in our case, they are located in the dormer.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
Google: half-hip roof
The attic is not converted but is accessible and used only for storage.
Windows can definitely be installed like in a solid wall ... 🙂 In our case, they are installed in the dormer.I hadn’t considered this roof style before, thanks for the tip. However, I imagine dormer windows in a solid roof structure are quite complicated.
Amel_NRW schrieb:
I haven't really considered this roof style before,Many zoning plans haven't either, and on a square floor plan, in my opinion, it would also look very unattractive.Amel_NRW schrieb:
I imagine dormer windows in a solid roof structure to be complicated.Basically, yes.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Schimi179123 Dec 2020 06:53Amel_NRW schrieb:
I hadn’t really considered this roof shape before, thanks for the tip.
...The supposed pros and cons of the half-hipped roof can be easily found through Google. I find this roof style more appealing than, for example, a traditional gable roof. The downside is that roof windows can only be installed with some difficulty on the gable ends—if you want windows there at all, considering they do cost money and might be cut in today’s budgeting. This roof type is quite rare around here, and I can’t think of another house with it offhand. New builds usually feature either a hip roof or a gable roof.Amel_NRW schrieb:
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I imagine dormers in a solid roof structure are quite complicated.The builder specializing in solid construction probably has a well-developed concept to offer.Schimi1791 schrieb:
The supposed advantages and disadvantages of the clipped gable roof can easily be found through Google. I find this roof style more appealing than, for example, a classic gable roof. The disadvantage is that roof windows can only be installed on the gable ends with some difficulty. The gable ends on a clipped gable roof are the gables themselves – theoretically, roof windows could be installed in the slopes above, although I don’t recall having seen that before, and I’m not sure it would actually be complicated (?)
Schimi1791 schrieb:
The (solid) house builder surely has a well-developed concept to offer. Regarding the general contractor, I tend to doubt that, but I had already seen something like this in the construction manuals of aerated concrete manufacturers when the wall (AIS) was still standing.
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