Who has experience with getting eaves height approved at 5.2 m (17 feet) for a hip roof?
We bought a plot of land earlier this year, but unfortunately, we didn’t pay attention to the fine print in the development plan.
Our permitted eaves height is 4.5 m (15 feet), or 5.2 m (17 feet) if it’s a single-pitch roof.
However, a single-pitch roof is not an option for us. We actually want to build a two-full-story house with a hip roof.
Our building plot is located in a small village in the Westerwald region, and most of the plots in the new development area are still unsold. So far, only two houses have been built there.
My question: Does anyone have experience with exemptions to get approval for an eaves height of 5.2 m (17 feet) for a hip roof?
We bought a plot of land earlier this year, but unfortunately, we didn’t pay attention to the fine print in the development plan.
Our permitted eaves height is 4.5 m (15 feet), or 5.2 m (17 feet) if it’s a single-pitch roof.
However, a single-pitch roof is not an option for us. We actually want to build a two-full-story house with a hip roof.
Our building plot is located in a small village in the Westerwald region, and most of the plots in the new development area are still unsold. So far, only two houses have been built there.
My question: Does anyone have experience with exemptions to get approval for an eaves height of 5.2 m (17 feet) for a hip roof?
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TinaPankraz3 Dec 2015 09:25@W. Pickartz
We are less concerned about the hipped roof and more about having two full floors.
@maximax
Our building plan includes very little guidance on the proper design. Basically, only the eave height (4.5 m / 15 feet), the ridge height (9.5 m / 31 feet), and the roof color were specified—nothing more. We will probably go for a sort of bungalow with dormer windows. However, we have contacted the building authority again and hope to receive a more detailed response with clearer requirements. After that, we’ll arrange a meeting with an architect.
Thanks for the other suggestions.
We are less concerned about the hipped roof and more about having two full floors.
@maximax
Our building plan includes very little guidance on the proper design. Basically, only the eave height (4.5 m / 15 feet), the ridge height (9.5 m / 31 feet), and the roof color were specified—nothing more. We will probably go for a sort of bungalow with dormer windows. However, we have contacted the building authority again and hope to receive a more detailed response with clearer requirements. After that, we’ll arrange a meeting with an architect.
Thanks for the other suggestions.
TinaPankraz schrieb:
We are less concerned about the hip roof and more about having two full floors.
Our building permit / planning permission includes very few details on the proper design. Basically, only the eave height (4.5 m (15 ft)), ridge height (9.5 m (31 ft)), and the roof color were specified... nothing else. So, with a mansard roof with, say, a 70° pitch on the lower section, you would hardly lose any usable space on the upper floor. Otherwise, a gable roof with as large dormers as possible, or a bay window with a flat roof or something similar.
We have contacted the building authority again and hope for a more detailed response with clearer specifications... after that, we will schedule an appointment with an architect.. Good ideaWastl schrieb:
Those who wanted to just built higher and then paid a fine of a few thousand euros. Demolition is usually disproportionate; a small fine is not too bad,... Well, you can also be unlucky and receive an order to alter the building. Courts are not necessarily lenient, even if it ends up costing 100,000 euros.B
Bauexperte3 Dec 2015 19:57maximax schrieb:
So with a mansard roof with, let's say, a 70° (70 degrees) pitch in the lower section 70° (70 degrees)... ?
Regards, Bauexperte
Bauexperte schrieb:
70° ... ???? Should I express that in radians? 70° (mainly because in many building regulations anything above that counts as a wall) wouldn’t be unusual for a mansard roof. It’s certainly a bold way to work around the restrictions imposed by the ridge height: 70 degrees at the bottom and 30 degrees at the top, or something similar. If you then build the windows in dormers, you’ll hardly notice the roof slopes inside.B
Bauexperte3 Dec 2015 20:17@maximax
More like 40/80/25°. However, only SD is permitted in the building permit / planning permission.
Regards, Bauexperte
More like 40/80/25°. However, only SD is permitted in the building permit / planning permission.
Regards, Bauexperte
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