Hello,
This year, I plan to build a bungalow on my plot with my construction company. A shed roof is basically a flat roof but slightly angled to allow better water drainage. In the past, flat roofs often had problems with leaks after a few years.
How is the modern construction method for a shed roof compared to a hip roof? Is a hip roof always more reliable than a shed roof in terms of leak prevention after 20 or 30 years? Or have shed roofs become watertight enough nowadays that, if built properly, there are no longer any disadvantages compared to hip roofs?
Good luck
This year, I plan to build a bungalow on my plot with my construction company. A shed roof is basically a flat roof but slightly angled to allow better water drainage. In the past, flat roofs often had problems with leaks after a few years.
How is the modern construction method for a shed roof compared to a hip roof? Is a hip roof always more reliable than a shed roof in terms of leak prevention after 20 or 30 years? Or have shed roofs become watertight enough nowadays that, if built properly, there are no longer any disadvantages compared to hip roofs?
Good luck
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nordanney20 Apr 2021 16:54In the end, it doesn't matter whether it's a flat roof, shed roof, hip roof, or gable roof. When properly constructed, all roofs today remain watertight for a very, very long time.
That said, I could really warm up to a bungalow with a shed roof...
That said, I could really warm up to a bungalow with a shed roof...
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Myrna_Loy20 Apr 2021 17:10It always looks like a corrugated metal shed.
Whether a shed roof or a hip roof, the limit for additional waterproofing for most tiles is at a pitch of 22° (22 degrees). Below this, extra waterproofing is necessary. With this, a tiled roof can have a minimum pitch of 7° (7 degrees). Below that, it becomes a specially sealed flat roof.
According to an architect in my family (although retired), flat roofs are ALWAYS problematic, and she would NEVER have built one.
From my study, I can see my neighbor’s roof (flat roof bungalow, built around 1980), and there is always standing water on the roof. Even after two dry days, it still remains. He had the roof covered with new bitumen membranes last summer.
According to an architect in my family (although retired), flat roofs are ALWAYS problematic, and she would NEVER have built one.
From my study, I can see my neighbor’s roof (flat roof bungalow, built around 1980), and there is always standing water on the roof. Even after two dry days, it still remains. He had the roof covered with new bitumen membranes last summer.
Tolentino schrieb:
With a hip roof having a low pitch up to 25° (77°F), you can theoretically cover all roof sides.Really, does that work?Similar topics