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merlin83 schrieb:
Right in the middle... and hopefully finished soon (September). So far, thankfully no major issues:

Hello merlin83,

I saw your house in the photo thread. It looks great!
We want exactly the same type of roofing as yours. I’ve only seen it on two houses so far, and it has something special about it.

However, we don’t have much information yet, so I wanted to ask if you could share a few key points regarding “smooth vs. wavy” roofing tiles.

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to either option? Are there significant price differences? Do you maybe have the manufacturer, model, or color name of your tiles for me?

This topic hasn’t come up for us yet, so I haven’t looked into it deeply, but after seeing your picture, I just had to ask. Unfortunately, private messaging doesn’t work with you, probably intentional?

Thanks and best regards!

Hello everyone,

@Jochen104: Thanks, good idea. Our plot is 583m² (about 6270 ft²), so roughly 450m² (about 4840 ft²) needs mulching.

@merlin83: Looks good!

@andimann: Utility or living basement? For economic reasons, we decided against it. We are located in the catchment area of an open-pit mine, and when it is flooded, the groundwater level will rise from the current 22m (72 ft) to approximately 6m (20 ft).

Regards, Rina

These are simply flat roof tiles – you see them quite often here. We initially wanted them too, but two things made us change our mind:

Installing a photovoltaic system is more complicated because these tiles usually don’t allow mounting brackets. Also, they need to be laid very precisely, otherwise it quickly looks awkward. Overall, it’s fine with Merlin, but it inevitably doesn’t look as nice around the roof windows.

Additionally, they cost almost twice as much – and honestly: you hardly ever look at the roof afterward. Even now, just before moving in, I don’t stand there admiring the roof – it’s just there. This happens with so many things where you spend a lot of time thinking about them beforehand, but in the end, you hardly pay attention to them at all.

sirhc schrieb:
Hello merlin83,

I saw your house in the photo thread. It looks great!
We want exactly the same type of roof covering as yours. I have only seen this on two houses and think it looks quite special.

However, we don’t have much information on it yet, so I wanted to ask if you could share some key points regarding "smooth vs. wavy" roof coverings.

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to either option? Are there significant price differences? Do you maybe have the manufacturer/model/color name of your roof tiles for me?

This topic hasn’t come up for us yet, so I haven’t looked into it closely, but after seeing your picture I just had to ask. Private messages don’t seem to work with you, probably intentionally?

Thanks and best regards!

Hello Sirhc,

Thanks for the compliment. I don’t think there are really pros or cons. At least neither the roofer nor the architect, both of whom are competent, mentioned anything on the matter. --> Just go for it! I found roofing to be relatively inexpensive anyway, so the extra cost didn’t really bother me.

Attached is an excerpt from the invoice (net price).

I would choose them again because I find them the most appealing, and when I look at a house, these always catch my eye.

Best regards,
Merlin

Hi,

Espenlaub schrieb:


@andimann: Utility cellar or living cellar? For economic reasons, we decided against it. We are located in the vicinity of an open-pit mine, and when it is eventually flooded, the groundwater level is expected to rise from the current 22m (72 feet) to approximately 6m (20 feet).

It will be a mix between a utility and a living cellar. For now, one room will be used as an office, one as a workshop, and one as a technical room. That leaves a 44 m² (474 sq ft) room intended to be divided in the future, half storage and half home theater. Whether we will actually do that, I’m not sure... The finished ceiling height in the cellar will only be about 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in). For an office or similar use, I think that will be sufficient.

Best regards,
Andreas