Hello,
There is a development plan for a plot of land to be built on, which does not specify a maximum building height but requires that a new house be adapted to the surrounding buildings. These are typical single-family houses with pitched roofs, built around forty years ago.
Now, a so-called townhouse (or urban villa) with the so-called two-thirds compensatory area is preferred. A construction company has already indicated that this would not be a problem. However, if you sign something here and it later turns out that the building authority does not allow such a house to be built, you are tied to that company—even though you might prefer to build a different, approved house with another company.
Therefore, here are my questions:
1) Is the roof of a so-called townhouse officially also classified as a "pitched roof," or is this term reserved only for the aforementioned single-family houses?
2) If a townhouse is approved, could the single-story two-thirds compensatory area be covered with a pitched roof (to allow a possible later conversion, currently just to be used as an attic storage)? Or would it have to be a flat roof?
Thank you very much for all professional answers and personal experiences!
There is a development plan for a plot of land to be built on, which does not specify a maximum building height but requires that a new house be adapted to the surrounding buildings. These are typical single-family houses with pitched roofs, built around forty years ago.
Now, a so-called townhouse (or urban villa) with the so-called two-thirds compensatory area is preferred. A construction company has already indicated that this would not be a problem. However, if you sign something here and it later turns out that the building authority does not allow such a house to be built, you are tied to that company—even though you might prefer to build a different, approved house with another company.
Therefore, here are my questions:
1) Is the roof of a so-called townhouse officially also classified as a "pitched roof," or is this term reserved only for the aforementioned single-family houses?
2) If a townhouse is approved, could the single-story two-thirds compensatory area be covered with a pitched roof (to allow a possible later conversion, currently just to be used as an attic storage)? Or would it have to be a flat roof?
Thank you very much for all professional answers and personal experiences!
Sebastian79 schrieb:
I think a cold roof is not suitable for you either – nowadays, they are rarely built because they are more complex.
My attic is completely unfinished (except for the 60mm (2.4 inches) wood fiberboard panels) and is still considered a warm roof.As I mentioned before – I am not an expert in construction.
In our attic, I can see the membrane layer.
Let’s agree on the following: for me, it is a cold roof because I cannot heat it and it stays cold in winter. In summer, it does not become a warm roof, even though it gets very warm up there.
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Sebastian7914 Apr 2016 15:00Yes, so a warm roof