Dear community,
We are facing the difficult decision of which roof pitch to choose. The allowed range is 22 to 28 degrees. We want a single-family house with two full floors plus an open roof structure.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a 22-degree versus a 28-degree roof pitch? Does a 28-degree roof pitch with an open roof structure make the hallway feel uncomfortable because of the height? (See attached pictures)
Thank you very much for your advice.
Best regards
We are facing the difficult decision of which roof pitch to choose. The allowed range is 22 to 28 degrees. We want a single-family house with two full floors plus an open roof structure.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a 22-degree versus a 28-degree roof pitch? Does a 28-degree roof pitch with an open roof structure make the hallway feel uncomfortable because of the height? (See attached pictures)
Thank you very much for your advice.
Best regards
The rooms are located on the front side of the house, each with two floor-to-ceiling windows, not on the gable side.
Is it possible to lower the ceiling afterward? Using wooden panels or something similar?
For the children’s rooms, we are not really worried because we plan to build a wooden loft for the child’s bed.
More likely in the hallway… is there a risk of a "hall effect"?
Is it possible to lower the ceiling afterward? Using wooden panels or something similar?
For the children’s rooms, we are not really worried because we plan to build a wooden loft for the child’s bed.
More likely in the hallway… is there a risk of a "hall effect"?
In the hallway, I found it spacious.
And yes, you can lower the ceiling.
So, do you have gable ends on the sides of the house and the rooms next to each other? Then you would place the bunk beds against the short windowless wall? The doors would be on the tall wall? That would have a better effect than our previous setup...
And yes, you can lower the ceiling.
So, do you have gable ends on the sides of the house and the rooms next to each other? Then you would place the bunk beds against the short windowless wall? The doors would be on the tall wall? That would have a better effect than our previous setup...
For us, it was 22, now in the living room it is 26. Regarding the thoughtful effect, I would say: yes, go ahead. If necessary or later, you can lower them.
If I were you, I would consider installing cross beams now, at least in the children's rooms, to create a visual boundary.
If I were you, I would consider installing cross beams now, at least in the children's rooms, to create a visual boundary.
You have a knee wall height of almost 2.40m (7 ft 10 in). Combined with a 28-degree roof pitch, this results—if I’ve calculated correctly— in an almost 4.50m (14 ft 9 in) ridge beam height given your dimensions.
That would be way too much for me. We have a 1.90m (6 ft 3 in) knee wall and a 20-degree roof pitch, which gives us a ridge height on the upper floor of 3.70m (12 ft 2 in) with our house width. That feels very cozy with spacious rooms and is definitely tall enough.
In your case, I would probably lower the ceiling to about 22 degrees roof pitch. Otherwise, it would feel too tall for me. But that can be done quite easily later on, so you can basically try it out.
That would be way too much for me. We have a 1.90m (6 ft 3 in) knee wall and a 20-degree roof pitch, which gives us a ridge height on the upper floor of 3.70m (12 ft 2 in) with our house width. That feels very cozy with spacious rooms and is definitely tall enough.
In your case, I would probably lower the ceiling to about 22 degrees roof pitch. Otherwise, it would feel too tall for me. But that can be done quite easily later on, so you can basically try it out.
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