Hello,
by default, our general contractor builds with a knee wall of 62.5cm (25 inches) for a 45° gable roof.
Increasing it by one masonry unit to 75cm (30 inches) results in additional costs of €1,600.
Do you think the extra cost is justified by the additional usable space?
by default, our general contractor builds with a knee wall of 62.5cm (25 inches) for a 45° gable roof.
Increasing it by one masonry unit to 75cm (30 inches) results in additional costs of €1,600.
Do you think the extra cost is justified by the additional usable space?
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radioactiveman19 Jun 2015 11:54So, how much additional floor space is actually gained? This is important for assessing whether it is reasonable...
Sole plate height from the rough construction level or from the finished floor?
Try building it yourself: tape a cardboard piece at a 45° angle to the wall and see how it "feels." We did this for some detailed questions too – just built a cardboard structure. The kids loved it.
Alternatively, it’s interesting if you have furniture that is exactly 70 cm (28 inches) high or so.
Try building it yourself: tape a cardboard piece at a 45° angle to the wall and see how it "feels." We did this for some detailed questions too – just built a cardboard structure. The kids loved it.
Alternatively, it’s interesting if you have furniture that is exactly 70 cm (28 inches) high or so.
A rough guideline is 1,000 euros per 10cm (4 inches). By reducing the roof pitch, you would save money again. I would rather go for a high knee wall over 1m (3 feet) and a flatter roof (35°) - but that is a matter of taste and is more common in the south where I live than in your northern area.
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Bauexperte19 Jun 2015 14:54Patchwork schrieb:
A rough estimate is 1,000 euros per 10cm (5 inches). That is not generally correct; it depends on the external dimensions.
Regards, Bauexperte
The external dimensions are approximately 11m x 9m (36ft x 30ft), the house will have a brick veneer, and the maximum eaves height is 4m (13ft).
A taller knee wall is therefore hardly possible.
Unfortunately, I do not have a calculation of the living area, only of the floor area with the adjusted lines for 1m (3ft) and 2m (6ft) in the attic.
A taller knee wall is therefore hardly possible.
Unfortunately, I do not have a calculation of the living area, only of the floor area with the adjusted lines for 1m (3ft) and 2m (6ft) in the attic.