ᐅ Prefabricated concrete house with a pitched roof appearance
Created on: 21 Mar 2022 21:34
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yuccapalme>
Good evening,
we are planning to build a low-budget single-family house made of concrete and are now looking, ideally, for a prefab house company that offers something close to what we have in mind. I’m attaching a few photos of houses to illustrate the style we are aiming for. Essentially, a house made almost entirely from insulated concrete (preferably including the roof) with wooden frame windows (possibly also other wooden elements inside). We want to do as much of the interior work ourselves as possible. The house can be up to 16m long and 8m wide (52 feet 6 inches by 26 feet 3 inches), one or two stories, but with at least 5 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom. Neither a basement nor a garage is needed. The floor plan should be simple, with a straight staircase if two stories, using prefabricated components and basic building materials like wood, concrete, and metal. We want to deliberately reduce expensive technology, opting for simple windows and doors (but with good insulation values). Clear shapes and a focus on essentials without compromising too much on quality.
So far, I haven’t found prefab houses with the desired gable roof style. Does anyone happen to have a recommendation? It currently looks like we might have to take the more costly route via an architect.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. We do not want too many large window fronts.



we are planning to build a low-budget single-family house made of concrete and are now looking, ideally, for a prefab house company that offers something close to what we have in mind. I’m attaching a few photos of houses to illustrate the style we are aiming for. Essentially, a house made almost entirely from insulated concrete (preferably including the roof) with wooden frame windows (possibly also other wooden elements inside). We want to do as much of the interior work ourselves as possible. The house can be up to 16m long and 8m wide (52 feet 6 inches by 26 feet 3 inches), one or two stories, but with at least 5 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom. Neither a basement nor a garage is needed. The floor plan should be simple, with a straight staircase if two stories, using prefabricated components and basic building materials like wood, concrete, and metal. We want to deliberately reduce expensive technology, opting for simple windows and doors (but with good insulation values). Clear shapes and a focus on essentials without compromising too much on quality.
So far, I haven’t found prefab houses with the desired gable roof style. Does anyone happen to have a recommendation? It currently looks like we might have to take the more costly route via an architect.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. We do not want too many large window fronts.
Crazy, I’ve never seen anything like this before, and hardly anyone will offer it to you, so it will probably be expensive. How is the roof supposed to be constructed at all? Also large precast concrete elements, then somehow formwork them to fit (despite the slope) and pour? Or how is a roof like this built?
It definitely requires a lot of concrete, steel, and time...
It definitely requires a lot of concrete, steel, and time...
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Myrna_Loy21 Mar 2022 22:54I recently saw a house, or rather a villa, with a concrete gable roof during construction. My boss slammed on the brakes to take a closer look, and we were almost hit by another car. The roof was shuttered, reinforced, and poured on site. This was in one of the most expensive residential areas of Munich.
Exposed concrete is EXPENSIVE!
And with the rapidly rising material costs for steel and concrete, soon you could just build entirely out of marble.
Exposed concrete is EXPENSIVE!
And with the rapidly rising material costs for steel and concrete, soon you could just build entirely out of marble.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
I recently saw a house, or rather a villa, under construction with a concrete pitched roof. My boss slammed on the brakes to look, and we were nearly hit. The roof was formed, reinforced, and poured on site. In one of the most expensive residential areas of Munich.
Exposed concrete is EXPENSIVE! That’s true, although exposed concrete is only expensive if you demand perfection.
You can also leave thin concrete ceilings exposed, for example, if you like the look.
Building inexpensively is easiest by simplifying the building design and technology.
A bungalow with a single-pitch roof, square shape, simple heating system, buying a nearly new kitchen for a third of the price, and so on.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:29@TmMike_2
Thanks for the tip!
So… folks, yes. Of course, it’s not cheap to install huge window fronts and line the interior entirely with wood. That’s clear. I had just read an article about the "Mami House" by José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira, which he built for €100,000. I can’t share a link here, so you might want to look it up yourself. In Portugal, it’s probably a bit different because of the climate. But I thought, adding a pitched roof to that block would almost be exactly what we’re looking for.
Thanks for the tip!
So… folks, yes. Of course, it’s not cheap to install huge window fronts and line the interior entirely with wood. That’s clear. I had just read an article about the "Mami House" by José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira, which he built for €100,000. I can’t share a link here, so you might want to look it up yourself. In Portugal, it’s probably a bit different because of the climate. But I thought, adding a pitched roof to that block would almost be exactly what we’re looking for.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:34@Benutzer200
Thanks for your thoughts. I probably need to let go of some ideas. However, I mentioned that it could also be a single-story house if there are enough rooms. That means just under 130m2 (1,400 sq ft) would be sufficient, and with full utilization of the dimensions, a second floor wouldn’t be necessary. It’s actually better as you get older.
Thanks for your thoughts. I probably need to let go of some ideas. However, I mentioned that it could also be a single-story house if there are enough rooms. That means just under 130m2 (1,400 sq ft) would be sufficient, and with full utilization of the dimensions, a second floor wouldn’t be necessary. It’s actually better as you get older.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:41TmMike_2
There is insulating concrete, for example from Technolith, but as I see on their website, the company has ceased operations.
Thanks for the kitchen tip.
There is insulating concrete, for example from Technolith, but as I see on their website, the company has ceased operations.
Thanks for the kitchen tip.
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