How much roof overhang is appropriate for a shed roof?

Good evening everyone,

we are building a single-family house with a mono-pitched roof and an 18° roof pitch, sloping upwards to the back. The standard roof overhang is 30cm. Now we want to have 50cm completely, but we are wondering if that is okay, or if it should only be a bit longer at the front and back? We are quite unsure how and if that looks good. Oh yes, on the left side of our house, a second house is also being built. Directly next to the house wall. A semi-detached house, in other words. But we are building first.

Does anyone have experience with this? What is too much, what is too little?

The house has two full floors, is white with anthracite-colored windows and front door. The roof is either dark red or also anthracite.

Do you build first only, or did you submit the building application first? Do the semi-detached houses have to be constructed with the same profile?

The development plan says nothing about uniformity of the profile. Our building application has already been approved, to my knowledge the neighbor doesn’t even have a construction company.

Drive through the new housing developments or use Google image search for shed roofs. After all, taste is a matter of opinion ...

Hello,

Now we wanted to have 50cm all around, but we are wondering if that is okay, or only a little longer at the front and back? We are quite unsure how and if that looks good.

Attached you will find a house with a pitch of 12° and a continuous 50 cm roof overhang (RO).

It is a matter of taste whether you choose 30, 50 or more RO; for example, I don’t like 30 cm RO with this house style. What RO does your building permit specify?

Oh yes, next to our house on the left another house is being built. Right up against the house wall. So, a duplex. But we are building first

Then your neighbor will also have to adhere to your specification. I can hardly imagine that the building authority will approve a different development.

Rhenish regards