Direction of roof ridge slope

Why should that look modest, please?

For us, the ridge also runs from west to east along the shorter side of the house (9 m) compared to 11.2 m on the other side of the house.

Is that noticeable when looking at my avatar? Or does the house look somehow strange?

You don’t have that. At least it doesn’t look like it.

It’s not about east to west, but about the roof orientation along the long side. Like a row house or duplex, but standalone.

Sorry, either I’m completely missing something, or I just don’t understand it.

Our ridge is oriented so that it runs along the shorter side of the house (9 m). The gable ends are 11 m long for us.

That is exactly the configuration that [baunewbiene] describes, isn’t it?

I think it very much depends on how the lengths relate to each other.

For example, 5 m to 10 m will definitely look more unusual than the 8 m to 10 m described by [baunewbiene], when the ridge runs over the shorter side.

Best regards,

Dirk

I can't see that with you - and your blog no longer runs smoothly for me because of the many large images
But you are of course right about the proportions: a townhouse has quite different proportions than an 8 x 10 house...
But it remains a matter of calculation and perspective

Good evening,

Now to the problem: Actually, everywhere you only see houses whose roof ridge runs along the longer side of the house. But according to our planning, it would be the other way around.

What does the development plan say?

Now my question: What speaks against a roof ridge that runs along the shorter side of the house?

Nothing; except that the development plan might prescribe a different ridge direction.

Rhenish regards

Hello,

Hello, thank you very much for the answers. The development plan therefore only allows 'open construction', so no restrictions.

Sorry; that wasn't exactly one of my cleverest answers

Take a look at the drawing of the building plots in the development plan. Is there a solid line within the marked building boundaries, either horizontal or vertical?

Rhenish greetings

Hello ,

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. I've attached a picture where you can see the property. Don't be confused by the colors and the drawn yellow "house," that's from me... the rest is official (building limit, property boundary,...).

Best regards & thanks...