April 05, 2024
A reliable, beautiful and durable roof is one of the most important structural elements of a private home. The choice between a pitched or flat roof is made once and for many decades. Therefore, it is so important to know the features and differences of these systems.
Traditionally, pitched roofs are used in individual housing construction. They are familiar, beautiful, serve reliably for decades and are convenient - you can place an attic or attic floor under the roof arches. Flat roofs for private houses require special care and are less durable than pitched roofs. Such roofs are still rare and are usually used only in the most modern and ???fashionable??? European projects of private houses.
Pitched roof
It has been used in private housing construction for centuries. Allows you to implement solutions in any style. Periodic maintenance of the drainage system is required.
Flat roof
I have experience, but more in industrial and commercial construction. During the season, the roof in use can be decorated with greenery. Periodic maintenance of the drainage system is required. It is necessary to clear leaves and snow (if it falls more than normal).
You can come across many statements that this or that type of roofing is cheaper or more expensive. However, it is impossible to draw clear conclusions about the cost, since there are too many ???variables???: roof configuration, area, materials used, cost of construction team services, etc. Without taking into account all of the above, it is impossible to make statements about the cost.
A pitched roof is a roof of a house, the angle of at least one surface of which is 5?? or more. Typically, the angles of such a roof are much larger (up to 60??) and there is not one, but two, four or even more surfaces. Therefore, such structures are often gable and more complex in shape and high enough to accommodate an attic underneath for insulating the house, storing things, or even a full-fledged residential attic. Due to its height, the pitched roof is clearly visible from the outside and can serve as an important architectural element decorating the house.
Features of application
Pitched roofs are made to effectively drain precipitation and protect the house from atmospheric influences, as well as to give a private home individuality, solidity and architectural expressiveness. And if the roofing material is chosen correctly, then the performance characteristics will be excellent.
Such a roof, unlike a flat roof, does not have to be cleared of snow, and the risk of stagnation and water leakage on a pitched roof is much less - all precipitation flows down the inclined surfaces.
So, with the help of a properly chosen roof, you can significantly increase the living space of your house and give it an expressive architectural appearance.
A pitched roof is clearly visible from the outside and can become a real decoration of the house, highlighting its features and unique architectural appearance. The variety of shapes of pitched roofs allows you to implement almost any stylistic solution, and a wide range of roofing materials allows you to achieve impressive results in the design of a private home. Of course, if you use ordinary galvanization or outdated, nondescript slate for the roof, then the result will be appropriate - dull and not decorating the house. But if the roof has a shiny metal coating or solid classic tiles are laid, then the house looks richer and more beautiful, and a material such as flexible tiles coated with basalt chips can generally give a 3D volume to the roof and make the house a unique masterpiece.
A flat roof is a roof without a rafter system. Such a roof rests on the walls of the house and the ceiling of the upper floor, on top of which it is laid.
The main technical feature of a flat roof is the absence of a rafter system. The roofing pie is laid directly on the ceiling - most often a concrete slab, sometimes on a flat metal or wooden flooring on lintels. A flat roof must have a slope of 1-5?? so that precipitation flows freely to the drainage system. The surface of the flat roof must be level to avoid the formation of puddles and ice, as they can lead to leaks. It is advisable to ensure that the flat roof is ventilated so that the wind carries snow away from the roof.
Features of application
Flat roofs have been used for a long time and have proven themselves in industrial and commercial facilities, as well as in multi-apartment housing construction. And although for many people flat roofs are still associated only with garages and transformer boxes, this architectural solution is now often used in the most modern and stylish designs of private houses.
A feature of a flat roof is the absence of a rafter system; it is simply not needed. But it should be understood that by saving in this way, the consumer will lose an attic or attic; there will be nowhere to place them. A novelty for our country are exploitable flat roofs - on the roof of a house, if it is equipped with a hard surface, you can arrange a recreation area, a sports ground, or plant a flower garden. It is so interesting to use the roof of a house only if it is flat. Used roofs are very difficult to install, as additional elements appear: you cannot simply walk on the roofing and install anything on it. And if we talk about greening roofs, these solutions are very complex and expensive to implement.
The aesthetic characteristics of a flat roof mainly depend on the overall architectural design of the house. Modern designs, integrated into the landscape and open to nature, often make very good use of the horizontal lines of flat roofs in the architectural appearance of private houses. Lighting, gazebos, flower beds and small arboretums on used flat roofs can add personality to any, even standard, project.