Hello everyone,
let’s imagine you had the choice to build your house with either a pitched roof or a flat roof. Which would you choose? The flat roof is a bit more expensive but offers no sloping walls and makes it easy to have a rooftop terrace. The pitched roof is more affordable, but a rooftop terrace would be more challenging and there would be sloped walls everywhere.
The appearance is obviously quite different as well: I think a pitched roof looks more classic, conservative, and solid—while a flat roof appears more modern.
I’m looking forward to your arguments.
Best regards,
HB1
let’s imagine you had the choice to build your house with either a pitched roof or a flat roof. Which would you choose? The flat roof is a bit more expensive but offers no sloping walls and makes it easy to have a rooftop terrace. The pitched roof is more affordable, but a rooftop terrace would be more challenging and there would be sloped walls everywhere.
The appearance is obviously quite different as well: I think a pitched roof looks more classic, conservative, and solid—while a flat roof appears more modern.
I’m looking forward to your arguments.
Best regards,
HB1
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Steffen8025 Jun 2017 08:12Why not 2 full storeys plus a shallow pitched roof at 25-30 degrees (kneewall)? That’s what we have—lots of space, stylish and practical. I like the look of flat roofs as well, but functionality was our main priority.
Hausbauer1 schrieb:
Still, I have to say that practical use also matters. No sloped walls, lots of window surfaces, and a wrap-around roof terrace are possible. Even if the zoning plan / building permit limits the ridge height, this can be a solution. Why not a hip roof with a 25% pitch on top? You see it on almost every corner here, and it’s not higher than a gable roof. Although a classic gable roof is becoming so rare that it stands out.
2 full stories with a 25-degree (25°) gable roof... not really my style.
If at all, then consistently a "standard gable roof," a hip roof is fine with 25 degrees (25°), and a flat roof only if it is designed thoughtfully, such as offset cubes (just a simple rectangle with a flat roof is quite boring).
If at all, then consistently a "standard gable roof," a hip roof is fine with 25 degrees (25°), and a flat roof only if it is designed thoughtfully, such as offset cubes (just a simple rectangle with a flat roof is quite boring).
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Hausbauer125 Jun 2017 11:26Steffen80 schrieb:
Why not 2 full stories + a shallow gable roof with a 25-30 degree pitch (knee wall)? That’s what we have.. lots of space, stylish and practical. I also like the look of flat roofs but functionality was the priority..Yes, with an appropriate knee wall of about 150 cm (5 feet), that could work well too.
Hausbauer1 schrieb:
Yes, with an appropriate knee wall it could work well – around 150 cm (59 inches). Nordlys schrieb:
Better a hip roof for the look. Tall and shallow, it looks like a 1925 train station building. That doesn’t really fit together: with a 150 cm (59 inches) knee wall, a hip roof won’t work, you need gables for that. With a knee wall only narrow strip windows near the waistline fit; with a dormer (unless it’s a gable dormer) the parapet ends up looking odd visually.
1925 train station buildings happen to be some of my favorite renovation projects.
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