Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Flat roof vs pitched roof extension 10Aug 19, 2010 9:47 am Hi. I moved a house about 15 years ago. The back part of the house was built on concrete so we pulled it off and re-built. Because of cost I went for the flat roof option. Ours is visible and is not the most attractive, so I would agree with the person who said it depends if it can be seen. We hope, down the track (when we can afford it) to re-do the roofline to bring in line with the rest of the house. There is a bigger problem however. We have now built an extension which is to be a family room, which abutts the flat roof section. We have not yet plastered and finished the room as the box gutter between the flat roof and extension is continually leaking in heavy rain (which we seem to have had continually lately ) and causing flooding in the extension. The only way we can remove or change the guttering is to change the roof. So i guess if you are ever going to add on more, it could be a problem It also makes rodent eradication more difficult. We had a bit of a rat problem in the roof this year. We could get up and lay bait in most places, which worked. However, we can't get into the flat roof section, so we were unable to get near one nest and it took a lot to get rid of those. I would suggest you simply go and talk to council about your proposal, most councils are getting onboard with ancillary dwellings. There is no benefit in keeping it… 1 4118 I think I know the answer but just checking to see if anyone has had experience with it. I want to build a small 20 square metre retreat in my backyard, it will have a… 0 13894 |