Elina
2017-09-30 12:44:56
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We have a boundary garage (actually there are 2 but only one of them is on the boundary) with a flat roof. Since we don’t have that much usable level space anyway, we now wanted to use the roof sensibly. Preferably one half as a terrace and the other as a green roof with lawn and wildflowers as well as a garden shed. The terrace is apparently okay in terms of permits (had an on-site meeting with the building authority) as long as it remains 3 m away from the boundary, i.e. the terrace may only have one roof. Although that doesn’t quite make sense to me, since the garage is completely built into the slope and the ground surface at the back rises about 2 meters above the garage roof, the front edge of the garage protrudes 2.5 meters above the street surface, so it’s quite a steep slope.
Accordingly, the terrace would at least be underground at the boundary up to half its area and therefore no problem?
But let’s say it may indeed only be built on the one roof, then the other should have a green roof.
Now, after much talking, to the actual point. It is a precast reinforced concrete garage for which we have the static calculations here. I wanted to know whether a terrace or an extensive green roof can be supported structurally, but apparently according to the brochure one may also put 45 cm of soil on the roof OR even place another garage on top (and with a car then, yes...). I can hardly imagine that I’m just allowed to dump 45 cm of soil on top like that now? And how do you secure it at the front (the sides are less of a problem due to the slope), just a row of planter stones and then horridoh?
Can someone tell me from experience that it really is that simple, because I can manage to dump soil on the roof myself. Is any permit required for this? So a change of use? The federal state is Hesse.
That would be just too good to be true if it really is that easy.
And the garden shed will be considered for itself (would be permitted as boundary construction) and at the back on the boundary garage it wouldn’t even be above ground. Or does that always mean a change of use of the garage? But a walkable green roof is also a change of use, isn’t it?

Accordingly, the terrace would at least be underground at the boundary up to half its area and therefore no problem?
But let’s say it may indeed only be built on the one roof, then the other should have a green roof.
Now, after much talking, to the actual point. It is a precast reinforced concrete garage for which we have the static calculations here. I wanted to know whether a terrace or an extensive green roof can be supported structurally, but apparently according to the brochure one may also put 45 cm of soil on the roof OR even place another garage on top (and with a car then, yes...). I can hardly imagine that I’m just allowed to dump 45 cm of soil on top like that now? And how do you secure it at the front (the sides are less of a problem due to the slope), just a row of planter stones and then horridoh?
Can someone tell me from experience that it really is that simple, because I can manage to dump soil on the roof myself. Is any permit required for this? So a change of use? The federal state is Hesse.
That would be just too good to be true if it really is that easy.
And the garden shed will be considered for itself (would be permitted as boundary construction) and at the back on the boundary garage it wouldn’t even be above ground. Or does that always mean a change of use of the garage? But a walkable green roof is also a change of use, isn’t it?