How quickly time flies! 4 years have already passed since I built an unusual Vacation home. The house uses a lot of non-standard technical solutions, which were previously practically not used in individual construction in Russia. Firstly, the house is heated using, and secondly, the house has a flat roof.

From the very beginning of construction in 2012, I was constantly told that a flat roof is not for our climate (what kind?), that it will definitely leak (why?), and in general, with such a roof, the house looks like a transformer booth (poor Europeans, they have to live in transformer booths).

But most often they tried to prove to me that snow needs to be constantly removed from a flat roof (I wonder why?). Of course, if anyone wants, you can clean it up, no one is stopping you. But on houses with flat roof there is no need to remove snow. For example, now I have a snow cover more than 80 centimeters thick on my roof! And somewhere there she hid under the snow.

2. Snow on the roof is an additional and completely free insulation.

By the way, as it turns out, many people do not know that a flat roof is not a plane in the direct sense, but a surface with a slope of approximately 2-4 degrees (in fact, a roof is considered flat if its slope angle is from 2 to 20 degrees). And any flat roof must have a drain. It is more correct to make an internal drain for a flat roof, but you can get by with a classic external one. At the time of construction, I did not have sufficient knowledge to design and implement an internal drain, so I made an external one. The advantage of internal drainage is the absence of pipes on the facade.

3. Summer 2013, just made. A flat roof is significantly cheaper than any pitched roof (at least because its area is on average 1.5 times smaller than that of a pitched roof). With it there is no loss of space and such useless space in the house as the attic. It is simpler and easier to insulate - everything is in the same plane.

Let me remind you of the design of my roof pie (from bottom to top):
1. Prefabricated monolithic ceiling with filling aerated concrete blocks- 250 mm;
2. Insulation using extruded polystyrene foam - 150 mm;
3. Insulation and creation of a slope using wedge-shaped slabs of extruded polystyrene foam - 0-150 mm;
4. Cement strainer- 50 mm;
5. Two-layer built-up waterproofing ( upper layer with sprinkles).

4. Another huge plus of a flat roof is that it is not afraid of hurricanes. Look at the chronicles of hurricanes and how easily the covering is torn off and the rafter system on classic pitched roofs is broken.

5. In the summer of 2016, I finished all the other work on landscaping the surrounding area and decided to do it.

6. By the way, if anyone doesn’t know, then any concrete floor by default has bearing capacity at least 400 kg per square meter (usually 600-800 kg/m2). While the snow load for the Moscow region is only 180 kg per square meter. This is the maximum calculated snow load, which in reality is rarely achieved, but it is obvious that any ceiling has a huge margin of load-bearing capacity.

7. Another important advantage of a flat roof is that it has completely sealed seams. While on a pitched roof the seams are not sealed and if the pitched roof is filled with snow and it begins to melt from below (due to insufficient insulation) - pitched roof will leak (especially at the junction of two slopes - valleys). Look at the neighboring houses with pitched roofs - amazingly, there is snow on them too!

Why doesn’t a flat roof made using technology leak? Everything is very simple. Because it is insulated!

It is the insulation that determines the durability of the roof. It is known that the roof accounts for an average of 40% of the heat loss of the entire building. If the roof is not insulated, or is not insulated well enough, then the heat will rise, and the snow lying on the upper roofing carpet will melt. When frost sets in, the melted snow will freeze again, and when it freezes, as is known, water expands in volume. These multiple thaw-freeze cycles will eventually break the waterproofing (after 2-3 years) and the flat roof will begin to leak.

8. In the last century, when building houses, they did not think about energy efficiency and saving energy resources, so they usually did not insulate the roof. This led to the fact that the roof waterproofing was constantly being destroyed and the roof was leaking.

If the roof is well insulated, then it has only one “enemy” left - the sun and its ultraviolet radiation. But to protect against this, waterproofing is used with a package, or with special additives (in the case of using). And the most effective method protect waterproofing from damaging ultraviolet radiation- make a lawn on the roof, fill it with pebbles or lay tiles. By the way, a more promising waterproofing solution today is a polymer membrane.

A flat roof is even easier to use than a pitched roof. From a flat roof, snow will never fall on your head or tear off your gutters. There is no need to clear the snow, and if you have a lawn, there is no need to keep the gutters clean (all water is filtered through geotextiles and they will not become clogged with fallen leaves).

Therefore, a flat roof is the most reasonable roofing option, especially for a house made of. The main thing is not to violate technology and not to skimp on insulation.

And cleaning snow from a flat roof is not only useless, but also harmful - you can accidentally tear the waterproofing with the sharp edge of a shovel and the roof will begin to leak.

With all reports dedicated to construction country house with your own hands in chronological order can be consulted .

You can't say that you're at home with flat roof so common in our area. Still, we are more accustomed to seeing classic gable or multi-slope roofs. It is believed that houses with a flat roof look exclusive, even eccentric, and speak of their owner as a great original, a modern person who thinks outside the box.

By by and large, “flat roof” is a rather arbitrary name. There should always be a slight but obligatory slope. Otherwise rainwater or water will accumulate on the roof after the snow melts, which will ultimately lead to serious troubles and costs for repairing not only the roof, but also interior spaces.

In addition to its direct functions - thermal insulation and protection of the house from precipitation - a flat roof can be used as an additional recreational area.

Let's try to figure out how appropriate it is to choose a house design with a flat roof in our area. To do this, you need to imagine the advantages and disadvantages of this type of roofing.

Advantages of a flat roof

• A flat roof allows you to optimize costs. It is smaller in area than any pitched roof. This allows the developer to save significant amounts on materials.
• Simple form roofing significantly reduces installation time.
• For the same reasons, repairing and maintaining the flat roof of an already constructed building is incomparably easier than in houses with pitched roofs.
• But the most important advantage of house designs with a flat roof is the additional usable space that the home owners can use at their discretion. Some elements can be placed on the roof of such a house engineering systems, for example, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Or you can install solar panels.
• But most often the flat roof space is used as an additional area comfortable rest. Here you can equip a solarium or a place for sports. By the way, there are even projects that make it possible to equip a swimming pool. The roof garden looks very impressive. Modern technologies allow you to pave the roof with paving stones. And in combination with a lawn and decorative trees, comfortable wicker furniture, garden gazebo with a fireplace, this place will become the center of a family holiday.

Naturally, like any roofing system, a flat roof has its disadvantages

• More careful design and installation of the roof will be required, otherwise retribution in the form of expensive interior repairs is inevitable.
• You will also have to include additional costs for organizing internal drains.
• There are certain inconveniences associated with maintaining a flat roof. Firstly, constant monitoring of the moisture content of the insulation and the tightness of the roof is necessary. Secondly, there is always the possibility of clogged or frozen internal drains. Thirdly, in snowy winters there is a risk of leaks due to large cluster snow. But this disadvantage can be easily circumvented if you install an Anti-Ice system on the roof. True, this leads to additional costs.

Project of a house with a flat roof: is it worth doing?

It can be said quite definitely that with careful design study and competent work builders, it’s worth it to build a house with a flat roof. Ultimately, you get original housing with additional square meters usable area and save money on construction work and materials. And the Dom4M company hopes that you will live in comfort for many years comfortable home, built according to our design.

The pros and cons of building a house with a flat roof, based on which you will understand whether the game is worth the candle.

A house with a flat roof, in a row of similar “boxes” with a pitched roof, looks fresh and unusual. Therefore, every year the number of suburban residents who are seriously considering the construction of such a house for permanent residence is increasing. Fans of “cubic” design are captivated by the wow effect and increased attention from neighbors. Someone wants to place it on the roof engineering equipment, or lay out a lawn and arrange seating areas. Still others believe that building a house with a flat roof is cheaper and easier than with a pitched roof. Is it really? Let's consider the main pros and cons of these buildings and draw a conclusion whether they are suitable for our country. To do this, we will answer the following questions:

• Why is it difficult to choose a suitable plot for a “cubic” cottage?
• Is it true that flat roofs are not suitable for our climate?
• Why does a flat roof leak?
• A flat roof is simpler and cheaper than a pitched roof - this is a myth
• Why is a flat roof difficult to repair?

1. House with a flat roof and domestic realities

Most country residents look at cottages with flat roofs with skepticism, calling these houses “boxes”. Why? Houses with flat roofs came to us from abroad. Traditionally, they were built in countries with warm climates, where there is practically no winter, heavy snowfall, severe frosts with sudden thaws, prolonged rains, but strong winds blow. For example, somewhere on the coast Mediterranean Sea. These houses then became a "not for everyone" design trend in Western Europe, and from there they already came to us.

Tretin User FORUMHOUSE

I see that we mainly build houses with a pitched roof. But is this really necessary? In Germany and Switzerland, designs for houses with flat roofs have long been offered. What could be the disadvantages of a flat roof, besides the supposed unaesthetic appearance?

Indeed, how can anyone be left indifferent by a cottage with panoramic windows in the photo below?

Or this high-tech house with a flat roof in the forest.

Or a cottage with an observation deck on the roof, a lawn and a place to relax.

Now imagine these houses here. Harsh winter. In an ordinary - not elite village, where roads flow in spring and autumn, and areas are fenced with corrugated sheets. Most houses are finished with siding or covered face brick. And pitched roofs are covered with slate, metal tiles or, less often, more expensive solution - flexible tiles. The picture doesn't add up. Something's missing, isn't it? I no longer want to sit on the flat roof of a house, as I dreamed of, with a cup of tea or coffee. After all, the view from there is not of the ocean, sea, mountains or untouched nature, but of dense village buildings or, at best, fields overgrown with grass.

A house with a flat roof, in a high-tech style, looks advantageous only on a spacious isolated area, for example, on a slope, with beautiful view to a forest, lake or river. A cottage with a flat roof is lost without landscape design, and among good-quality, but similar houses, it looks like a “black sheep.”

This is where it lies the first "pitfall" - dreams of stylish home flat roofs break when you realize,how much will the plot cost?, on which the cottage will look just right.

Having conceived the construction of a house with a claim to a non-standard foreign design, select an appropriate site for it.

2. Reliability of a flat roof in our climate

When you look at beautiful houses, which are hundreds of years old, ask yourself why they were built this way and not otherwise. Why do houses built in a coastal area somewhere in Norway, Sweden or Scotland do not have roof overhangs and the usual drainage? They are simply not needed because strong winds, which turn rain into a horizontal stream of water hitting the walls. The same goes for houses with flat roofs. They were built in warm climates, where there is little precipitation but strong wind load.

A flat roof is more wind resistant than a pitched roof.

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Our ancestors - smart people. They considered the design of the house from the point of view of practicality, based on the climatic conditions of their residence. Why in Central Asia did you build flat roofs? On the Central Russian Upland are they sloped? In the Baltics, not just pitched ones, but with a sharp ridge angle? Pitched roof with a slope of 45 degrees, in the Moscow region or Saratov, will provide reliable protection from rain or snow for 20-25 years, even if covered with cheap corrugated board or slate.

Flat roof, with the right approach to construction and during use modern materials, will also provide reliable protection of the house from precipitation and will not leak.

The only question is how much 1 sq. m. will cost. m of such a roof with a guarantee that it will not leak quickly during frequent transitions through 0. Icing. Night freezing and daytime thawing of snow cover. Lingering downpours. And most importantly - how to make a roof so that it lasts a long time in our climate?

The second difficulty in building a cottage with a problem-free flat roof is the harsh Russian operating conditions.

3. The main problem of building a reliable house with a flat roof in the Russian Federation

link82 Member of FORUMHOUSE

The company built me ​​a house with a flat roof. We made 6 pieces along the edges. heated funnels and led out to the sides, through the parapet, drain pipes. Is it correct? Maybe it was necessary to make a slope to the center and, with a small roof area, install two funnels instead of six? And put the pipe inside the building. Output in the base and further into storm sewer? I am afraid that the knee that is being taken out of the funnel into the street will freeze. Ice has already formed on the pipes. What if the pipe bursts due to frost? How to fix it? Throw in a heating cable? So much money has already been spent on this roof!

The house with a flat roof was built in 2013.

In addition to problems with drainage, another one was added. When link82 I came to check the house and discovered that the roof was leaking in several places. Water came from the second floor to the first. All the drywall floated. Now you have to quarrel with the builders. Trying to take the money and completely redo the roof. According to Mikhail-snabss(the portal user is professionally engaged in the construction of flat roofs) in in this example a whole bunch of errors have been collected. The main one is builders who simply don’t know how to make flat roofs correctly.

When building a house with a flat roof, do not go cheap. Every step of builders and stage of work needs strict control. More careful than when constructing a pitched one. Mistakes will be costly!

The roof was most likely made from fused waterproofing material- glass insulation. The tree played and the fiberglass tore. Repair of this special roof roofing membrane will cost from 130 to 200 thousand rubles.

The third factor complicating the construction of a cottage with a flat roof in the Russian Federation - lack of highly qualified builders who know exactly how to build just such houses correctly. How to use and combine materials with each other. What tools are needed for this? Even if the future owner of a house with a flat roof has a detailed design, and he should be, then everything can be ruined by “specialists” who work on the principle: “we always build this way and no one has complained yet!”

Flat roofing should only be done by professionals.

4. Is a flat roof cheaper and simpler than a pitched roof?

Usually, when it comes to the advantages of a flat roof, you can hear the argument that it is cheaper than a pitched roof. Why? Smaller area - less consumption materials. It’s easier to make an overlap, because no need for a classic rafter system. No need to arrange attic floor etc. And that's true, but as they say, the essence is in the details.

If we take a simplified look at the “pie” of a flat roof, then on the basis, for example concrete plates ceilings are laid:

• vapor barrier;
• thermal insulation;
• waterproofing.

Or the so-called inversion flat roof, where the layers go like this:

• waterproofing;
• thermal insulation;
• finishing layer.

In an inversion flat roof, the waterproofing layer is located under the insulation and “works” in more gentle conditions, because from above, from negative influence weather conditions, it is protected by crushed stone, tiles or soil with a lawn. Those. a ballasted flat roof is installed.

But, when building a flat roof it is necessary:

• Arrange slopes for water drainage - about 2 cm per 1 linear meter. Slopes are usually made with concrete screed or wedge-shaped insulation elements.
• Lay several layers of insulation. If used stone wool, but not extruded polystyrene foam, install aerators to remove water vapor from the thermal insulation.
• Put water inlet funnels with electric heating, otherwise, due to the ice that has formed, they will not drain water from the roof.

One water intake funnel, with a diameter of 110 mm, drains water from an area of ​​up to 300 square meters. m.

• Mount drainpipe with a slope of 3 cm per 1 linear meter.
• Make high-quality waterproofing from PVC, TPO or expensive EPDM membranes. TPO membranes are less elastic than PVC membrane, but at the same time have higher strength. Welding TPO membranes requires professional installers with special equipment. The advantage of EPDM membranes is their large format, and the fewer welds, the more reliable the flat roof.

When installing a flat roof, you will have to take into account many nuances.

Calculate the snow load depending on your region of residence. For example, Moscow and St. Petersburg belong to the third climatic region. The snow load on a flat roof, with a slope of 2%, in the Moscow region will be 180 kg per 1 sq. m. m. In the fourth climatic region, the snow load is 240 kg per 1 sq. m. m, and in the fifth there are already 320 kg. Do not forget that the weight of 1 m 3 of loose, freshly fallen snow is on average 50 - 100 kg. Already compacted 350 kg. A cube of wet or melting snow weighs approximately 400-600 kg.

There is no need to remove snow from a properly designed flat roof in winter. The excess is blown away by the wind, and the loose snow becomes a heat insulator.

But the load on a flat roof must be taken into account with a greater margin than on a pitched roof, taking into account force majeure circumstances. For example, the water inlet funnels became clogged, the heating cable burned out, and the water did not drain from the roof. A month's worth of snow fell in a couple of days, but there was no wind to blow it away and it lies on the roof. Additional weight on the roof puts pressure on the walls, which in turn transfer the load to the foundation, which redistributes it to the soil foundation. The further north you go, the greater the load. Add a lot of crushed stone or soil with grass if you are installing a ballasted flat roof.

From here - the optimal design for a cottage with a flat roof is not a frame or wooden house, and the stone structure, calculated by the designer and built from aerated concrete, brick, warm ceramics, using monolithic technology. Because “Cubic” design involves large unsupported spaces, then it will no longer be possible to block a span of more than 6 m with a tree. Required trusses, I-beam wooden beams, hollow reinforced concrete floor slabs, monolithic floor or prefabricated monolithic floor. Don’t forget to add expensive façade finishing solutions to the cost of a house with a flat roof.

You can't finish a house like this cheap anymore.

Planken, burnt wood, hand-molded bricks are used, wet facade, combined facades made of wood and stone. And you can’t install standard windows in a house with a flat roof. Large or panoramic are required. Add to this the additional areas of parapets, which also need to be insulated and finished. This increases construction costs.

The fourth factor - a house with a flat roof cannot be called budget construction.

Consider the costs not only for the roof, comparing the final estimate with flat and pitched ones, but for the total cost of the entire “box” with finishing.

5. Low maintainability of a flat roof

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I have a house with a flat roof. Waterproofing - membrane. I'm struggling with the roof. As they say, water will always find a hole. I like the flat roof, but I think I’ll give it up and convert it to a pitched roof, although I’ll have to change the entire architecture of the house. And that's why:

• There is no absolute guarantee that all joints of a flat roof will be airtight. Enough microcrack and off we go. If there is a slope, then small defects are not critical;
• Snow lingers on a flat roof. He's melting. Water fills microcracks. It was frosty at night. The water is frozen. With frequent daily freeze-thaw cycles, microcracks enlarge and then rupture. They are getting bigger. The pitched roof has no welded areas and there is nothing to tear there. In the worst case scenario, a small temporary leak will appear without progressive consequences. It is easy to find and repair;
• The most unpleasant thing. On a flat roof, you will never know exactly where the defect occurred. There is a leak in one place, and water is dripping from the ceiling in another. The craftsmen will come, check the joints and find one of the defects, but the rest will remain. If the roof is inverted or loaded with gravel, then defect detection is an even bigger problem.

According to the user, optimal roof for our climate - pitched. The angles of the slopes compensate for the crooked hands of the builders and changes in the properties of materials over time, and the overhangs protect the walls and finishing from precipitation.

So, fifth - low maintainability. On the quality of flat roofing a huge impact has a human factor.

If a pitched roof with a cold attic is leaking, then finding and repairing the defective area is not difficult. As a last resort, you can dismantle the coating and perform local repair or get close to problem area from the inside. In the case of a flat roof, finding a leak and repairing it becomes more difficult due to the complex “pie”. Many layers in the structure, especially in the so-called. "green roof". Availability concrete screed etc.

conclusions

Houses with a flat roof certainly look beautiful and stylish. Make a flat, problem-free roof that will serve for many years in our climate also possible. The only question is the total cost of all decisions and its feasibility. Anyone who has been involved in roof installation or repair in our climate knows that in the summer, a hot roof in the sun is the last place you would want to sit with your family or friends. It's hot and stuffy. I want to quickly go into the shadows. If there are small children in the house, then a used flat roof is unnecessary headache for parents. You can also organize a shaded private place to relax with barbecue on the site small area. It’s nice to sunbathe in the garden on the grass, throwing in a towel or laying out a sun lounger, and not in full view of all the neighbors and passers-by on the roof. In the countryside, you simply want privacy, and not to show off your privacy for everyone to see. Let's add our changeable weather. Rain. The wind, which at altitude is felt completely differently than below. In total, how many days a year will there actually be left to relax on a flat roof? Let's add the need to arrange a place to access the roof directly from the house. Do not climb onto a flat roof using a ladder that is attached to the facade. What's left? Unusual “fashionable” design to attract attention. Therefore, let everyone decide for themselves whether to build a house with a flat roof or not, and FORUMHOUSE offers you proven solutions for this.

• how to properly build a house in our climate with a roof without overhangs and a hidden drain, and what are its advantages.

Stone house with a flat roof: a harmonious combination of exterior and interior. The video shows the design features of a monolithic stone house with a flat roof and unusual facade decoration.

Not as popular as pitched ones.

Most often, their rarity is associated with the climate in middle lane: accumulation of snow on the roof, formation of puddles during rains.

But the simplicity of constructing such structures and ensuring the decorative appearance of the building can serve good help when deciding on the choice of roofing structure.

Moreover, on such a roof it is possible to arrange additional areas, which are especially summer time will good place for relaxation and pastime.

Like any constructive solution building elements, straight structures can have positive sides and disadvantages. If there are roof features, it is important to identify those aspects that will influence the decision to design just such a roof.

The advantages of a flat roof are:

• First of all, such a roof performs quite effectively functions of protecting the building from external influences;
• does not require much effort or expense(material, physical) for its construction;
• long service life. The flat system does not require expensive maintenance when correct installation all major and additional elements roofs;
• the ability to install additional amenities on the roof, including a swimming pool and a garden area and a sauna;
• good thermal insulation properties.

Negative factors for arranging a house with a flat roof include:

• Accumulation of snow or rain puddles on the surface;
• there is a risk of freezing or clogging of the internal drain;
• required mechanical cleaning outer layer from snow and leaves;
• inability to use sheet or piece types;
• no way to check status roofing pie(in particular insulation) However, drainage and ventilation duct systems are much easier to check.

Lack of attic floor if available flat design roofing can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on preference.

Southern house with flat roof

Types of flat roofing

Despite the fact that the design of a flat roof is quite simple and does not require special skills to design it, these roofs have variations. They are classified depending on their additional purpose and technical features.

Types of flat systems include:

• Exploited. The main requirement for this option is rigidity of the base, in which an important condition is maintaining the integrity of the waterproofing layer. The base can be made of concrete screed or. The requirements include the strength of the material and its resistance to static and dynamic load. The most common exterior covering for flat construction is paving slabs , which is installed on additional stands or sand cushions;
• unexploited. Considering that a roof of this type is designed to perform exclusively the functions of protecting the building from external factors, then there are no special requirements for the rigidity of the insulating layer or the strength of the base. The installation of such a roof is much simpler than the structure in use.;
• classic. When settling in classic type A vapor barrier layer is laid on the base in order to protect the insulation (mineral wool or polystyrene foam) from moisture. Waterproofing is provided with bituminous materials;
• inversion. Structure roofing provides for the location of the waterproofing layer below under the insulation, which prevents the accumulation of moisture in the insulation. At the same time, temperature changes that destroy waterproofing under the insulation are minimal.

In order to design a house with a flat roof, you need to think about the covering option in advance.

Photos of modern one-story projects country houses with flat roof below:

Frame house with an exploitable roof

High-tech style house

Two-story unused house

Modular house with unused roof

Inversion roof

Country house with an inversion roof

Where to start designing

The purpose of designing any roof is making the right choice and quantity calculation necessary materials , as well as in a clear expression of what load all elements involved in the structure will bear.

A project is a plan. IN project plan Each stage of work should be displayed.

It is most convenient to carry out the project in a special program, which will help not only to display the future structure, but also to help calculate the dimensions of materials and their load.

Design is carried out step by step:

• A sketch of the roof is being made. At this stage the color is approved, geometric shape future roof, with indicators of roof dimensions, the load of materials is calculated taking into account regional atmospheric influences. It should be remembered that snow loads on a flat roof are more significant than on pitched structures;
• calculations are made of the cross-section of beams and lengths of boards rafter system . It is very important to correctly determine the pitch of the sheathing, since it is truss structure withstands the entire load;
• a schematic drawing of the roof is being made. At this stage, the location of all additional elements of the roof structure is taken into account.

After completing the roof drawing, we begin to draw up an estimate.- costs of materials, structural elements and tools (if necessary) required for full implementation flat roof installation works.

Don't get carried away decorative features of these elements, the most important thing is to pay attention to their functional features.

Roof project

Two-story project

Lightweight flat roof

A flat, lightweight design system is installed in regions with minimal precipitation.

The construction of a lightweight roof is very similar to the construction of a classic flat roof structure.

However, there is some features of its construction:

• At the installation stage of the support beams, it should be taken into account that they will support the entire structure. They must be secured with through anchors. The cross section must be calculated taking into account maximum load snow;
• the sheathing laid on the beams must be continuous, without gaps, thickness more than 2.5 cm;
• waterproofing laid on the sheathing is overlapped, which is hot-fastened. The edges of the film should extend beyond the roof line;
• lay on the waterproofing layer solid insulation no gaps. The joints are sealed with polyurethane foam;
• Further lay down OSB boards or waterproof plywood board.

This is what a lightweight system pie looks like. All layers are fastened with anchors and covered with an outer layer of waterproofing.

Lightweight roof

Operable flat roof

Flat roof that performs additional functions, in addition to protecting the building from cold, wind, snow and rain.

The main advantage of such a roof is the ability to arrange free space at your discretion: install a recreation area, terrace, court, bathhouse and even a swimming pool.

Such roofs are ideal for both a summer house and a cottage.

To ensure that the necessary buildings on the roof are securely equipped, it is necessary to take care, first of all, about the strength of the foundation.

• thermal insulation;

Flat usable roof



Flat roof terrace



Green roof

Conclusion

So there are several options. Special attention When erecting a direct structure, attention should be paid to ensuring ventilation and creating conditions in the structure to prevent moisture from entering.

The originality of a straight roof may lie in the arrangement of additional areas for recreation on it, and this option should be considered during the process of creating the project. If everything is calculated and used correctly quality materials, such a design will be in no way inferior to pitched options.

Useful video

In this video you will see one of the projects of a house with a flat roof:

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Modern low-rise architecture gravitates towards geometric shapes. The trend found expression in the construction of houses with flat roofs. Such buildings are aesthetic, functional, and allow you to usefully arrange additional space. Unlike pitched surfaces, the slope of the top covering is no more than 3-5°. This leads to increased requirements for hydro and thermal insulation, drainage of sediments, strengthening of the structure. With proper design and selection of building materials, a house with a flat roof is not inferior in reliability to single- and double-pitched buildings.

At the DACHI SEASON company you can order the construction of a private house with a flat roof on a turnkey basis. We implement standard projects, and also perform custom development design, technical, regulatory documentation.

Projects of cottages with a flat roof

Finished projects of houses with a flat roof differ in the type of upper structure:

• exploitable roof - used for arranging flower beds and recreation areas;
• unexploited - suitable for installing antennas, solar farms, and other technical objects with relatively light weight.

Modern houses with a flat roof are beautiful structures with fashionable design, close to high-tech and minimalism. The buildings are equipped with bay windows, terraces, balconies, and panoramic windows. For permanent residence options with a boiler room are used. Car owners prefer homes with a built-in garage for 1-2 cars.

The website "COTTAGE SEASON" contains photos and approximate prices for one-, two-story cottages. To calculate the cost and purchase the project, request a call back. We develop the design, execute individual design, we build housing in Moscow and the Moscow region.