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C.beckmann198629 Dec 2020 16:56Hello everyone,
I have another question that’s been on my mind. We are currently having a semi-detached house built through a developer. On the top floor, there is currently a knee wall with a rough construction height of 50 cm (20 inches) as standard. The roof itself rests directly on the floor, so there is no knee wall, if I understand correctly. But somehow, it feels incomplete like this. The drywall contractor has now offered to move the knee wall forward to 1 m (3 feet). The cost is 280 euros net for just under 6 meters. He needs to know soon for some reason.
I thought this would come after the underfloor heating and screed installation. Or how does that usually work? What would be behind the wall then? The floor without screed? That would be quite dirty for storage space.
Wouldn’t it be more practical to leave the knee wall out completely and do it myself later? I imagine it all being a bit “cleaner” regarding the flooring and so on. But then the roof would meet the floor at an angle. That could be an issue in terms of appearance.
Maybe you have some tips for me. What makes sense, what is worthwhile?
Thanks a lot!
I have another question that’s been on my mind. We are currently having a semi-detached house built through a developer. On the top floor, there is currently a knee wall with a rough construction height of 50 cm (20 inches) as standard. The roof itself rests directly on the floor, so there is no knee wall, if I understand correctly. But somehow, it feels incomplete like this. The drywall contractor has now offered to move the knee wall forward to 1 m (3 feet). The cost is 280 euros net for just under 6 meters. He needs to know soon for some reason.
I thought this would come after the underfloor heating and screed installation. Or how does that usually work? What would be behind the wall then? The floor without screed? That would be quite dirty for storage space.
Wouldn’t it be more practical to leave the knee wall out completely and do it myself later? I imagine it all being a bit “cleaner” regarding the flooring and so on. But then the roof would meet the floor at an angle. That could be an issue in terms of appearance.
Maybe you have some tips for me. What makes sense, what is worthwhile?
Thanks a lot!
C.beckmann1986 schrieb:
Currently, there is a knee wall (dwarf wall) with a structural height of 50cm (20 inches) in the attic. The roof itself rests directly on the floor. So, no knee wall, if I understand correctly. You should turn your assumptions into researched facts. Since you are asking here without any pictures and I couldn’t find the house in question in your thread history, I can only answer “42,” which is probably not very helpful ;-)
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C.beckmann198629 Dec 2020 18:16What do you mean by "42"?
There is definitely no knee wall. The roof rests directly on the floor and has a slope of 33 degrees. Do you need any more information?
There is definitely no knee wall. The roof rests directly on the floor and has a slope of 33 degrees. Do you need any more information?
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C.beckmann198629 Dec 2020 18:17The attic is used as a hobby room / guest room.
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Hausbautraum2029 Dec 2020 18:22A small door will definitely add to the cost of the knee wall if storage space is planned behind it. We have postponed this issue for later since we already have enough storage space in the basement.
Friends of ours store items there such as extra roof tiles, tiles for occasional replacements, and skis.
For things that are rarely needed, it makes a good storage area.
Friends of ours store items there such as extra roof tiles, tiles for occasional replacements, and skis.
For things that are rarely needed, it makes a good storage area.
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