Roof advise

funky84

Hi everyone, i hope this is allowed.
Looking for some advise on a roof, if anyone can help. I will try and explain it as best i can.
Basically me parents are planning on building an extension to their existing place.
Its a very small house where the roof is hipped on all sides...see (1)
The proposed extension can be seen in (2)
In (3) you can see how the builder proposed to join the new and existing roofs.
The builder isnt around at the moment so I havent been able to talk to him about this as of yet. My questions are: Is there a need to have that flat area, is this a good idea and will water not just gather there. And if this is a bad idea any suggestions on how else to join the roofs.
Sorry if this doesnt make sense. Construction isnt my strong suit.
Thanks.

Poor Uncle Tom

How was it designed for planning permission?

funky84

They never went for planning. Their attitude to planning is "shur aren't we 2 miles in off the public road on our own private road with nobody livin for miles. Who is goin to know. And anyway why is it anyone else's business what we do to our own house in our own farmyard" I know , I know its the wrong attitude but they insist on not going for planning.

Poor Uncle Tom

A very foolish attitude.

Best possible advice you could get is to employ an Architect/Architectural Technician to design a proper extension that will integrate in all ways with the existing house, not just the appearance of the roof, and who will apply for planning permission if it is needed.

Mellor

tbh, one of the reasons for planning permission, besides actually gettign the go ahead, making it all legal is to sort of issue like that.

Based on the above sketches, its a pretty poor design. I really don't like the flat bit. and you can't just apply a roof that will work, the problem comes from the position and shape of the extension, so much better ways to organise them.

dazzlermac

Mellor wrote: »

tbh, one of the reasons for planning permission, besides actually gettign the go ahead, making it all legal is to sort of issue like that.

Based on the above sketches, its a pretty poor design. I really don't like the flat bit. and you can't just apply a roof that will work, the problem comes from the position and shape of the extension, so much better ways to organise them.

i agree...very poor design...no need IMO for the flat roof.....OP..why is it not ridged as usual??defo have a chat wit him as to why before any go ahead.

PS....get planning would be my advice:)

funky84

Ok thanks everybody. Got them to contact a local architectural technician this morning so he will be coming at the weekend to take a look and talk with them. And persuade them to go for planning. You can delete the thred.

muffler

We're all done here.

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