ᐅ Construction Costs for a City Villa – Gable Roof

K1300S schrieb:

If you don’t just switch to a gable roof but also reduce the upper floor area, you save even more, but then you also have less usable space. For two full floors plus a gable roof, see above.

Exactly, that’s what I mean. Two full floors are not necessarily required since there is a basement. So if it’s purely about space, a gable roof with a lower knee wall is also possible.

The townhouse style with hipped or pyramid roof is actually just for the look, for us.

The question I’m asking myself is whether you can really save more than 10,000 (ten thousand) or if the amount is actually significantly less.

Edit: Since we always planned with a townhouse style, we naturally always had two full floors. But this is not necessarily required and of course depends on the actual savings...

So more than 10,000 EUR would surprise me, although I don’t see the advantage of two full floors in a basement replacement but rather in the unrestricted furnishing options due to the absence of sloping ceilings. This can potentially save floor space.

However, a townhouse-style building with a pitched roof—if it really has to be—always looks a bit odd to me, so I would rather forgo the full floor for aesthetic reasons.

K1300S schrieb:

I would be surprised if it costs more than 10,000 EUR, although I don’t see the advantage of two full floors compared to a basement replacement, but rather in the unrestricted furnishing options due to the absence of sloped ceilings. This can potentially save on floor space.

However, a townhouse with a gable roof, if it has to be, always looks a bit odd to me, so I would personally forego the full floor for aesthetic reasons.

Yes, I see advantages in both aspects. Regarding furnishing options and floor space, I see issues that can definitely be overlooked if there is a significant price difference.

Exactly, a townhouse with a gable roof does not look good. That’s why we are seriously considering switching completely to one and a half stories or something similar, especially if it also means a significant price difference.

So ask your general contractor (GC), but I wouldn’t expect it to be "enormous" in the range of five figures.

If you opt for 1.5 stories without roof windows, dormers, or gable extensions, it will likely be cheaper than a two-story house with a hipped roof. However, I would always recommend asking the respective construction company, as the price differences can be quite significant.

A gable roof house with a knee wall (about 1 meter (3 feet)) offers less space than two full stories.

Best regards
Sabine

Isn't the definition of a town villa always a two-story house with a hipped roof?