ᐅ Garage roof: What is the suitable pitch and which roofing material is best?
Created on: 20 Mar 2015 11:23
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hg6806Good morning,
Regarding the garage planning, the question now arises about how I will design the roof. Our house has a shed roof with an 18° pitch. The garage, approximately 9 meters (30 feet) wide and 6 meters (20 feet) long, is planned opposite the house.
Ideally, I would also like a shed roof with an 18° pitch, but this can get quite expensive since tile roofing would be best in this case. Also, the maximum height of 3 meters (10 feet) on the side adjacent to the neighbor is quite limited.
The question is whether a very shallow pitch would look acceptable, or if a completely flat roof would be better.
Which roofing materials do you recommend for different roof pitches?
Best regards
Regarding the garage planning, the question now arises about how I will design the roof. Our house has a shed roof with an 18° pitch. The garage, approximately 9 meters (30 feet) wide and 6 meters (20 feet) long, is planned opposite the house.
Ideally, I would also like a shed roof with an 18° pitch, but this can get quite expensive since tile roofing would be best in this case. Also, the maximum height of 3 meters (10 feet) on the side adjacent to the neighbor is quite limited.
The question is whether a very shallow pitch would look acceptable, or if a completely flat roof would be better.
Which roofing materials do you recommend for different roof pitches?
Best regards
Garages usually have a flat roof (which is not completely flat but has a slight slope for rainwater drainage, though this slope is not visible due to the garage roof edge) covered with bitumen and then loose stones (roof gravel) on top. Alternatively, the roof can be greened – it looks nice, and the slope is also not noticeable in this case. A height of 3 meters (10 feet) is absolutely sufficient; you probably won’t be parking a truck inside – anything that allows you to stand upright without hitting your head is high enough. So, 2 meters (6.5 feet) of clear standing height, 50 cm (20 inches) of space above that for the raised garage door, plus the thickness of the garage roof.
If you prefer an 18° roof pitch for aesthetic reasons and want to use tiles, an average height of 3 meters (10 feet) is still enough. The garage door is only on the front side and does not need more than 2–3 meters (6.5–10 feet) of interior height; everything further back can be lower. From a trigonometric perspective: at the front (where the door is), the garage would be just under 4 meters (13 feet) high, providing plenty of storage space above the vehicle entrance for, for example, garden equipment—accessible only by ladder—while the back would be a little over 2 meters (6.5 feet) high.
If you prefer an 18° roof pitch for aesthetic reasons and want to use tiles, an average height of 3 meters (10 feet) is still enough. The garage door is only on the front side and does not need more than 2–3 meters (6.5–10 feet) of interior height; everything further back can be lower. From a trigonometric perspective: at the front (where the door is), the garage would be just under 4 meters (13 feet) high, providing plenty of storage space above the vehicle entrance for, for example, garden equipment—accessible only by ladder—while the back would be a little over 2 meters (6.5 feet) high.
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