ᐅ Which type of roof?

Hello everyone,

What type of roof did you choose and why? Many of you probably faced restrictions due to the building permit or planning permission. What were those restrictions? What did you decide on as a result, and what would you have chosen without any limitations? Are you satisfied with your choice? What would you do differently now?

And to all those interested in building: What about you? Do you already have a favorite roof style?

Best regards,
Ddorfer

P.S. If your option isn’t listed, please choose the one that comes closest.

Visually, I prefer a hip roof with two full stories (a so-called townhouse-style villa), but in the end, it will be whatever is allowed by the building regulations and probably what is most cost-effective (though I’m not exactly sure what that is). Therefore, I don’t quite understand what your question or my answer is supposed to achieve.

What is the purpose of your "which" questions? Are you looking to build a house that serves as a representative cross-section of all common preferences, essentially the statistical "average house"? Your questions will be addressed in a preliminary or final design by an architect, tailored to the specific site conditions, building and planning regulations (building permit / planning permission), and your budget.

j.bautsch schrieb:
Visually, I prefer a hip roof with two full floors (a so-called town villa), but in the end, it will be whatever is allowed by the building permit / planning permission and probably what is most cost-effective (though I’m not exactly sure what that is). So I don’t really understand what your question or my answer is supposed to achieve.

Hello, yes, the hip roof was also our initial favorite. Visually, it still is. But by now we know that a gable roof actually offers several advantages, for example, it is more cost-effective.

Ddorfer schrieb:

For example, it is cheaper.

That is basically not correct.

Regards, Bauexperte

In our preliminary building inquiry, we were restricted to constructing only a single-story structure and decided on a 34° (34-degree) gable roof to achieve a high knee wall while still complying with the single-story requirement.

Ideally, we would have preferred to build a two-story townhouse with a hip roof, but unfortunately, that was not possible.