ᐅ Unusual Roof Support

We are interested in a bungalow with a gable roof. The open terrace is also covered by the roof, which is not supported by vertical beams but by a very thin, diagonal beam attached at an angle from the house wall to the roof.

I now have doubts about whether this is sufficient. Hiring an architect would be too expensive for me. Maybe someone can picture this from my description and help me. Is this a common way to build in order to have an open terrace area?

Hello,

frettkatze schrieb:
We are interested in a bungalow with a gable roof. The open terrace is also covered by the roof, which is not supported by vertical beams but by a very thin, diagonal beam attached at an angle from the house wall to the roof. I now have doubts whether this is sufficient.

How many meters (feet) is the terrace roof supposed to span or is currently spanning?

frettkatze schrieb:
Hiring an architect would be too expensive for me.

If you are building new, you will need an architect and can ask them accordingly. If you want to buy an existing property, the architect at the time should have been responsible for the design.

Kind regards

Funny, I was just thinking about that. I have come to the conclusion that a vertical support is less obtrusive than an angled one against the house wall.

Thank you for the responses. This concerns an existing property. The house is 15 meters (49 feet) long, and the open area, meaning the terrace, would then be 5 meters (16 feet).

I’m not a fan of the solution with the diagonal, thin beam. I’ve never seen anything like it. Let’s see if I can reach the architect and how forthcoming they will be.