Use the attic in the new city villa

Hello Jan,

we are currently planning the construction of a 170sqm city villa with a hipped roof and a roof pitch of 30°. Is the use of the attic even possible due to the roof structure?

As additional storage space, definitely.

But if there is a beam every approx. 1m, is that actually possible?

So you are building with a Lehrter provider?

Until about 2 years ago, truss roofs were a considerable amount cheaper than carpenter roofs – today, due to the requirements on the wood, this is no longer the case; rather the opposite.

Why do you want to waste valuable storage space or, in other words, create an obstacle course on the floor?

Rhenish greetings

Hello Jan,

Definitely as additional storage space.

So you are building with a provider from Lehrte?

Until about 2 years ago, binder roofs were quite a bit cheaper than carpenter roofs – today, due to the requirements for the wood, this is no longer the case; rather the opposite.

Why do you want to waste valuable storage space or, in other words, create an obstacle course on the floor?

Rhenish greetings

I don’t want that. I just have several offers where the roof structure is built according to this principle. Of course, I would rather build differently so that I can use the attic better.

I only have several offers available where the roof truss is built according to this principle.

In my opinion, this is a tribute to the increasingly dense market of suppliers (disregarding the required wood grades) or simply the behavior of poor saleswomen.

Rhenish greetings

Use a 30-degree gable roof and there will be plenty of space under the roof.

We have an 11x11 city villa with a 28-degree roof pitch and have insulated the slopes, covered them with boards and plastered them.

There is plenty of space upstairs.

Here is just one photo from one side:


Later we might put in roof windows there and partially convert the space into living space.

That's EXACTLY how I imagine it!! Thank you very much. What is the name of the roof structure?