nilles84
2014-04-21 11:37:11
- #1
Hello everyone,
I have been following your discussions on the topic of building for quite some time now and have already learned a lot from them. Now it’s time to turn my passive membership into an active one
My girlfriend and I would like to build a single-family house in the near future. We already have a plot (650 sqm) in the Mainz-Alzey region. At first, the discussion was about how our house should look in the future. Originally, my girlfriend really liked a city villa, while I was initially very much into the Bauhaus style. After some time, we agreed on a look that we both liked (at that point, it was purely about the appearance). It was supposed to be a gently sloping shed roof with cubic elements.
After some discussions and first offers, I realized that a flat shed roof (6 degrees) is, on the one hand, very expensive (metal covering +25,000€) and, on the other hand, neither fish nor fowl. Yesterday I had another discussion about this with my uncle, who is a self-employed roofer, and he said from his point of view that 6 degrees doesn't make much sense.
Yesterday we saw two houses that had a combination of a shed roof (about 15 degrees) and a flat roof. We both really liked that.
So my question to you:
- Currently, there are not many such designs. Is that because it doesn’t make sense from a technical point of view, or because it doesn’t appeal to the taste of many people? I could live with the latter
Looking forward to your answers, have a nice Easter!!!
PS: According to the development plan, it should not be a problem to build such a house there.

I have been following your discussions on the topic of building for quite some time now and have already learned a lot from them. Now it’s time to turn my passive membership into an active one
My girlfriend and I would like to build a single-family house in the near future. We already have a plot (650 sqm) in the Mainz-Alzey region. At first, the discussion was about how our house should look in the future. Originally, my girlfriend really liked a city villa, while I was initially very much into the Bauhaus style. After some time, we agreed on a look that we both liked (at that point, it was purely about the appearance). It was supposed to be a gently sloping shed roof with cubic elements.
After some discussions and first offers, I realized that a flat shed roof (6 degrees) is, on the one hand, very expensive (metal covering +25,000€) and, on the other hand, neither fish nor fowl. Yesterday I had another discussion about this with my uncle, who is a self-employed roofer, and he said from his point of view that 6 degrees doesn't make much sense.
Yesterday we saw two houses that had a combination of a shed roof (about 15 degrees) and a flat roof. We both really liked that.
So my question to you:
- Currently, there are not many such designs. Is that because it doesn’t make sense from a technical point of view, or because it doesn’t appeal to the taste of many people? I could live with the latter
Looking forward to your answers, have a nice Easter!!!
PS: According to the development plan, it should not be a problem to build such a house there.