ᐅ Full storeys in a timber-framed house with a 53-degree roof pitch.
Created on: 2 Aug 2019 13:37
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LeaLeooHello,
we are currently considering building a timber-framed house, 9 x 11 m (30 x 36 ft), with a roof pitch of 53 degrees, no bay windows, etc., in Lower Saxony.
The development plan only allows for 1 full storey. Is it even possible to comply with this under the conditions mentioned above, or does the steep roof pitch automatically result in more than 1 full storey?
I would appreciate any experiences you could share.
Best regards
we are currently considering building a timber-framed house, 9 x 11 m (30 x 36 ft), with a roof pitch of 53 degrees, no bay windows, etc., in Lower Saxony.
The development plan only allows for 1 full storey. Is it even possible to comply with this under the conditions mentioned above, or does the steep roof pitch automatically result in more than 1 full storey?
I would appreciate any experiences you could share.
Best regards
This has less to do with experience and more to do with trigonometry.
For a rectangular floor plan with a roof pitch of 53° and no knee wall, dormer, or bay window, the gable end should not be longer than 10m (33 feet). If the shorter side is the gable end in your case, then it fits.
For a rectangular floor plan with a roof pitch of 53° and no knee wall, dormer, or bay window, the gable end should not be longer than 10m (33 feet). If the shorter side is the gable end in your case, then it fits.
LeaLeoo schrieb:
We are currently considering building a half-timbered house, 9 x 11 m (30 x 36 ft), with a 53-degree roof pitch, no bay windows, etc., in Lower Saxony. I find myself wondering: in Lower Saxony, but without a Frisian gable, the 53° roof pitch looks somewhat unusual. Why exactly fifty-three degrees? That sounds like a very specific (well-developed) plan, so I assume there must be more than just these few basic details to evaluate it properly.
Escroda schrieb:
If the shorter side is the gable side, then it works. I’m drawing on experience here—that your statements are typically correct. My intuition would actually suggest the fundamentals are a bit tight, meaning I would prefer to have more details.
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First of all, thank you for the responses!
Yes, the entrance is planned to be on the gable end, and the length would only be 9m (30 feet). However, it seems like it would be a very tight fit if it just barely works without a knee wall, whereas having at least a small knee wall would be very practical in terms of usable floor space.
Regarding the 53-degree roof pitch, I can say that we found a supplier who builds this pitch as standard. Anything between 40 and 55 degrees is possible. The show home from this supplier that we visited also had a 53-degree roof pitch, measured 9x10m (30x33 feet) — a bit too small for us — and the attic space was fully finished.
We really liked both the supplier and the show home. We were impressed by the look and, of course, hope that it would be possible to build something similar for us. However, we remember the supplier mentioning that the show home as it stands had two full stories.
Now the question arose for us as to why that is. Unfortunately, we no longer remember the knee wall height, and currently, our contact person there is on vacation, so this question has been pressing on us.
My guess is that the house had a knee wall, which resulted in two full stories. If that makes sense.
Yes, the entrance is planned to be on the gable end, and the length would only be 9m (30 feet). However, it seems like it would be a very tight fit if it just barely works without a knee wall, whereas having at least a small knee wall would be very practical in terms of usable floor space.
Regarding the 53-degree roof pitch, I can say that we found a supplier who builds this pitch as standard. Anything between 40 and 55 degrees is possible. The show home from this supplier that we visited also had a 53-degree roof pitch, measured 9x10m (30x33 feet) — a bit too small for us — and the attic space was fully finished.
We really liked both the supplier and the show home. We were impressed by the look and, of course, hope that it would be possible to build something similar for us. However, we remember the supplier mentioning that the show home as it stands had two full stories.
Now the question arose for us as to why that is. Unfortunately, we no longer remember the knee wall height, and currently, our contact person there is on vacation, so this question has been pressing on us.
My guess is that the house had a knee wall, which resulted in two full stories. If that makes sense.
Are you Jessy?
Usually, homebuilders adapt to consumer preferences and offer single-story houses, especially if they have a pitched roof or similar. In the case of timber framing, there usually aren’t any two-story buildings, or no one wants to build them. That’s why I think the house with a 53-degree roof pitch is designed for a single story.
Usually, homebuilders adapt to consumer preferences and offer single-story houses, especially if they have a pitched roof or similar. In the case of timber framing, there usually aren’t any two-story buildings, or no one wants to build them. That’s why I think the house with a 53-degree roof pitch is designed for a single story.
You wrote "no bay windows etcetera" – I interpreted the etcetera as also meaning no Dutch gables, because otherwise the risk of a full additional storey would, in my opinion, be almost certain. If you would have liked the show home only with one of those, keep in mind that a roof pitch over 50° looks completely different without any. And with a knee wall, it would really be too much (not just visually, but also because it would likely count as a full additional storey). Feel free to mention the provider and the location of the show home here, so we can check it out ourselves.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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