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We also did not choose a hip roof entirely unconsciously. Unfortunately, we did not consider that the garage and the part above the kitchen bay as well as the roof terrace include a flat roof.

However, the main issue here seems to be that the drainage has not yet been installed, and to make matters worse, all the water from the gutter runs exactly to the place where the downpipe was removed and the plastic bag hose keeps coming loose.

I think you rarely see garages with hip roofs or gable roofs.

We also had the problem that the waterspouts were not installed in time. We then put some on ourselves. Think about it...

So seriously, how is a flat roof supposed to be watertight without a waterproofing membrane or something comparable?? At the spot where water drips down into the garage, you can see there is a Styrodur panel inside. Apparently, they planned the drain there. Something like that will never be watertight as long as there is no waterproofing membrane on it!!

The parapet on the garage is also only provisionally sealed from above, so water can get in there too.

So from my perspective, all the fuss about a leaking roof is way too early. You can talk about it when the waterproofing membrane is on the roof and not make such a big deal out of it now.

And it also surprises me that the site manager didn’t tell you that a waterproofing membrane would still be applied on top. I have NEVER seen a flat roof made only of concrete and WITHOUT a waterproofing membrane. Even with WU roofs, a membrane is applied on top....

: wrong, the knee wall refers to the height of the last wall starting from the raw floor on which the wall plate for the roof then rests.

The knee wall refers to the continuation of the exterior wall above the floor slab to the attic; it is measured from the finished upper edge of this slab. If you build up under the foot purlin (that's what this "latte" is called) for example 43 cm high, to retain 25 cm working height for the vacuum cleaner after 18 cm floor construction, this gives a nominal height of 25 cm for the knee wall. Up to the upper edge of the finished floor, the masonry is "used up" alone in order not to have to slide the floor construction sloped under the rafters.

And it also surprises me that the site manager didn’t tell you that a sealing membrane will still be installed there.

I assume that’s what he discussed with the roofer who is supposed to come tomorrow. But I don’t really know.

Is it okay for the plaster if it soaks through with every rain now, as long as it is not finally sealed and drained? The plaster is already bubbling in some places, and the site manager says that won’t go away on its own anymore and that technical equipment will have to be used later.

No, of course it breaks when it is wet. That is not okay!