Hello dear forum members,
Our house is being designed with an attic height of about 1.6 meters (5 feet 3 inches). This measurement refers to the middle, meaning the space up to the ridge inside. It will be accessible via a folding attic ladder.
The exterior dimensions of the house are 11.15 meters by 9.6 meters (the latter is the gable side). The roof will be a traditional purlin gable roof with a bay window on one side, centered along the 11.15 meters length. The bay window’s external width is 4 meters (13 feet 1 inch).
We are only familiar with attics that have full ceiling height or very shallow lofts under a hip roof.
Since we are building without a basement, the attic is naturally an important storage area! Does anyone have similar size ratios and can share their experience or photos showing how much storage space remains? You also need access to boxes and similar items.
We do not want a knee wall, nor do we want to reduce the ceiling heights. Living space is more important to us than the attic, but we still want room for decorations and similar items!
Because we are only permitted to build one full storey, changing the roof pitch is also not easy. Our construction company has already calculated that we can even have an attic, with a knee wall of at least 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) clear height, but without losing the full storey.
Furthermore, we are not planning to have a window in the attic – is this a bad idea? Originally, we wanted triangular windows in the gables, but 1. the chimney has been moved in front of the window location and 2. they turned out to be outrageously expensive!
Any experiences, photos, or comments?
Best regards and thanks
Our house is being designed with an attic height of about 1.6 meters (5 feet 3 inches). This measurement refers to the middle, meaning the space up to the ridge inside. It will be accessible via a folding attic ladder.
The exterior dimensions of the house are 11.15 meters by 9.6 meters (the latter is the gable side). The roof will be a traditional purlin gable roof with a bay window on one side, centered along the 11.15 meters length. The bay window’s external width is 4 meters (13 feet 1 inch).
We are only familiar with attics that have full ceiling height or very shallow lofts under a hip roof.
Since we are building without a basement, the attic is naturally an important storage area! Does anyone have similar size ratios and can share their experience or photos showing how much storage space remains? You also need access to boxes and similar items.
We do not want a knee wall, nor do we want to reduce the ceiling heights. Living space is more important to us than the attic, but we still want room for decorations and similar items!
Because we are only permitted to build one full storey, changing the roof pitch is also not easy. Our construction company has already calculated that we can even have an attic, with a knee wall of at least 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) clear height, but without losing the full storey.
Furthermore, we are not planning to have a window in the attic – is this a bad idea? Originally, we wanted triangular windows in the gables, but 1. the chimney has been moved in front of the window location and 2. they turned out to be outrageously expensive!
Any experiences, photos, or comments?
Best regards and thanks
hausnrplus2525 Jun 2020 19:37NatureSys schrieb:
It’s best to have the double casement window facing north. That way, things don’t fade as much. That’s not possible since our gable walls face north and south.
Tassimat schrieb:
Do you know how steep the staircase is and how big the opening is? No, we don’t know that yet, but it’s on our list of questions.
pagoni2020 schrieb:
- Good idea, sometimes we even recreate things or use a board or something similar to really get a feel for the measurements and heights. Better to check one time too many beforehand. Good to know others do this too. Maybe we’ll put some boards and blankets on the existing floor.
ypg schrieb:
I had our garden landscaper recreate our terrace plan with Lego because he didn’t understand the two levels, several offsets, and a raised terrace bed. It worked great. Lego is faster than a computer program or app. Unfortunately, no children here = no Lego. But that’s a cool idea.
I’d also like to recreate the “final result” with wood sometime, though I think that would be more of a project requiring extra time.
hausnrplus2525 Jun 2020 20:40-XIII- schrieb:
Our attic has a height of about 1.45 m (4.75 feet) at a 22° angle. The base dimensions should be approximately 9 x 11 m (30 x 36 feet), and there is more than enough space. Thanks for the photos! But you store everything by carrying it up the stairs/ladder, right?
The window provides good natural light!
hausnrplus25 schrieb:
Unfortunately, no children = no Lego ??? Do I have children??? These are mine. As I already said: it’s not just kids’ stuffhausnrplus25 schrieb:
Thanks for the photos! But you store everything from the stairs/ladder, right?
The window provides good light! As the name suggests, you can only move forward up there by crawling. However, during my first inspection, I didn’t find this particularly bothersome. Boxes are carried up via the pull-down staircase and then pushed into place at the top. It only becomes uncomfortable when dealing with especially bulky and/or heavy items. A standard moving box (unless packed full of books) doesn’t pose much of a problem. Also, it works best to stock the attic with two people, one handing items up from below.
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pagoni202025 Jun 2020 21:55ypg schrieb:
??? Do I have children??? These are mine. As I already said: this is not child's play. Children only get in the way when building Lego...!