ᐅ Cold Roof – Are Roof Windows Necessary for Cross Ventilation?

Created on: 9 Feb 2016 21:47
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Julchen_76
Hello everyone,

We are in the final planning phase of our house and are now wondering if, for our planned cold roof, two small roof windows for cross-ventilation are necessary.
Our client advisor says yes, but the general contractor considers them unnecessary.
How did you handle this in your projects?

Good luck, Julia
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Legurit
10 Feb 2016 12:08
What do you mean by double-layered? The insulation level is located in the intermediate ceiling. The airtightness layer is also there. In the attic, I can see the rafters, the boarding on the floor, the underlay membrane, the unfinished masonry, and the insulation wool on the sloped walls.
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Sebastian79
10 Feb 2016 12:17
I am referring to the ventilated roof structure, not your collar beam assembly...
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Bauexperte
10 Feb 2016 13:33
Are you sure that all of you have had a cold roof installed? I would be very surprised, as the trend in recent years has increasingly moved towards warm roofs.

Difference between cold and warm roofs:

*The thermal and moisture protection function of the entire roof space is integrated in a compact form within the roof structure. Depending on the arrangement of the ventilation layer, roofs are classified as ventilated or unventilated. In a ventilated roof (cold roof), this airflow layer from outside is located directly above the insulation – for example, this is typical in tiled roofs. Unventilated roofs (warm roofs) have no ventilation layer directly above the insulation.

Source: Dach.de

Best regards, Bauexperte
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Sebastian79
10 Feb 2016 13:40
I also have my doubts, which is why I asked.

We don’t have any ventilation grilles in the eaves either, because that doesn’t make sense with a warm roof—although many people do it.

And a warm roof doesn’t necessarily mean it’s actually warm up there. I’m not completely satisfied with our construction in that regard and now need to figure out the best way to solve this.
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Legurit
10 Feb 2016 14:57
Since we don’t have any air vents, a cold roof is probably not an option.
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Sebastian79
10 Feb 2016 15:11
No ridge ventilation??