Hi,
We're trying to do the planning application for a rear extension ourselves, to save a little on costs.
Our house width is ~5m. We are an end of terrace. I'd like some advice on what is possible.
What we'd like is a gable style pitched roof (I don't know the real technical term for it) something like this:
https://www.21against.com/image/21a...n-family-room-bifolding-doors-o-736-x-500.jpg
If you can't view the picture, it's the inverted V style roof.
This gives us an option of more than two roof lights. But I'm worried about the pitch of the roof. We can go up to about 4m before we hit the bottom of our 2nd floor windows. We were thinking the eaves height would be 3m, but that only gives us a raise of 1m extra leading to a very low angle of pitch = inv tan (1 / 3) = 21.8 degrees. Can someone advise what the recommended pitch angle is for this style roof? Should we be lowering the eaves and if so, to what?
Our other options are flat roof or a pitch to flat (eg here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/untitled.88360/)
We'd appreciate advice.
Additional question, should I stop trying to save the money and involve the architect at this stage (we're planning on involving one if planning is approved).
Thanks
We're trying to do the planning application for a rear extension ourselves, to save a little on costs.
Our house width is ~5m. We are an end of terrace. I'd like some advice on what is possible.
What we'd like is a gable style pitched roof (I don't know the real technical term for it) something like this:
https://www.21against.com/image/21a...n-family-room-bifolding-doors-o-736-x-500.jpg
If you can't view the picture, it's the inverted V style roof.
This gives us an option of more than two roof lights. But I'm worried about the pitch of the roof. We can go up to about 4m before we hit the bottom of our 2nd floor windows. We were thinking the eaves height would be 3m, but that only gives us a raise of 1m extra leading to a very low angle of pitch = inv tan (1 / 3) = 21.8 degrees. Can someone advise what the recommended pitch angle is for this style roof? Should we be lowering the eaves and if so, to what?
Our other options are flat roof or a pitch to flat (eg here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/untitled.88360/)
We'd appreciate advice.
Additional question, should I stop trying to save the money and involve the architect at this stage (we're planning on involving one if planning is approved).
Thanks