ᐅ Construction Costs for a City Villa – Gable Roof

Created on: 8 May 2020 13:12
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exto1791
Hello everyone,

A quick rough assessment from your side:

To potentially save costs, is it worth switching from a townhouse (hip roof or pyramid roof) with 2 full stories to a gable roof house?

- What kind of savings can one roughly expect, for example with the same or a similar floor plan?
- 145 - 155 m² (1561 - 1668 sq ft) of living space with a basement

We are currently considering whether we can make even larger savings in our planning.
K1300S8 May 2020 14:56
Not at all, even though this is often interpreted that way nowadays.
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Alessandro
8 May 2020 14:59
Alright, then all houses are townhouses.
K1300S8 May 2020 15:15
This is just as incorrect as assuming that all two-story houses with a hip or pyramid roof qualify as urban villas, even though this is often suggested—especially by the builders/owners/residents themselves. In any case, I do not refer to my home as an urban villa, even though the criteria mentioned above are met.
truce8 May 2020 15:42
K1300S schrieb:

Not at all, even though that is often interpreted that way today.
Can a townhouse also be located in a village?
Can a townhouse also have multiple dwelling units/households?
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Curly
8 May 2020 17:04
Well, nowadays a "town villa" is called a two-story house with a hip or pyramid roof. It’s simply a term for this type of house and does not necessarily mean a luxury home or an actual villa.

Best regards,
Sabine
11ant8 May 2020 17:41
exto1791 schrieb:

To potentially save costs, is it worth switching from a two-full-story townhouse (hip or pyramid roof) to a gable roof house?
- What rough savings can be expected with, for example, the same or similar floor plan?

That would not be cheaper at all, but certainly more expensive—at least with the same utility. On two full stories, you can add a storage attic, whereas with a sloped upper floor, also called an attic floor, you’ll want living spaces in the roof area, which means rafters instead of trusses. For the same usable floor area, you then need more floor space. The townhouse has façades with windows all around, while a pitched roof would incur additional costs for roof windows or dormers or return roofs. You could save somewhat (and not in all cases) by combining a townhouse style with a gable or shed roof. However, I only recommend this if the aspect ratio is 5:4 or higher; otherwise, on a square floor plan, the eaves side looks shorter and thus almost “rotated 90° relative to the house axis.” By the way, we discussed this topic earlier this week here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-für-4-Personen-Meinungen.34437/page-23#post-400703
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