ᐅ Gable Roof for a Patio Cover?

Hello.

We are planning to cover our 9 x 4 meter (30 x 13 feet) terrace with a glass and aluminum structure. Due to our specific situation with very tall windows, the only option is to attach the terrace roof to the house at the height of the window cross beams, which is 2.30 meters (7 ft 7 in) above ground. With a standard terrace roof having a 5° slope, the clearance height on the garden side would then be only about 1.90 meters (6 ft 3 in). This seems too low, so we have considered covering the terrace with a pitched roof. From my research, this is quite rare for glass roofs. Do you have any experience with glass pitched roofs or other ideas on how to cover the terrace in our situation?

Attached are two pictures illustrating the situation.

Thank you very much and best regards,
Fabian

Does the roof have to be flush with the wall? I would have made the terrace a bit larger and placed an aluminum gazebo / pergola on it, separated from the wall:

For me, just going by instinct, the internal platform would be the right height for the roofing anyway... so above the lights. I don’t see why that should be a problem..

I find the solution from Benutzer200 ideal. That’s how I would do it as well. Attaching patio roofs directly to the house always looks out of place... it definitely doesn’t fit here with the tall windows. High-quality sun umbrellas (or a sun sail) would look better, in my opinion.

Maybe I wouldn’t cover the entire area after all. A solid roof has the advantage over an umbrella or sail that dew doesn’t settle on the table, cushions, etc., in the evening and at night.
If the terrace weren’t finished yet, I would also consider building it about 2 meters (6.5 feet) away from the house and having a narrow covered walkway leading to it. We will have a similar structure on the house, also with relatively large windows there, and we are still debating whether to go with glass or a standard flat roof. The tendency is towards a “dark roof” because otherwise you would need extra shading again; additionally, there might be photovoltaic panels installed there.
@matte1987, for example, implemented this nicely and there are pictures of it.
I can well imagine your “problem.” We will also visually separate the covered area from the house, so it will be freestanding, and we think that will make it feel lighter.
I could also imagine having a fixed glass roof with a “normal height” over the kitchen exit, maybe about 3 x 4 meters (10 x 13 feet), positioned above the lights, and next to it the sun terrace with a sail, umbrella or other lighter form of sun protection. For a similar reason, we reduced and divided our terrace. One part is covered, the other one, slightly higher, remains open.
I think you have to be careful not to have a huge, bulky structure standing there all the time. In general, I don’t think a terrace should be completely covered with a solid roof.
@Komposthaufen – nice house, by the way!

Apart from the fact that I would only cover 2 out of 3 windows anyway, and I honestly cannot imagine the technical aspects of a gable roof here, I would quietly say that the entire façade effect would be ruined by such a break.

And when I look at gable roofs like that, and still have no idea what you mean exactly, I would find a gable roof to be a double stylistic break that feels awkward.

I would suggest placing something like what @Benutzer200 proposes in the front area where there is still grass and no window, and see how it looks. Also compare it with the terrace.

But be careful: these things can lift and warp when strong wind comes up. For longer use, they should be anchored… I speak from experience 🙂