HOW TO CUT ON THE COST OF FLAT-ROOF DESIGN
Client A: I
like flat roofed designs very much but when I remember the cost of doing another slab up there I shrink. Because another slab calls for those “pillars” to support it hence more metal bars {chumas}.
Client A : Wow! how do we go about that sir? Comb me kindly.
Arch Dann: In many occasions doing a flat becomes even cheaper than a pitched roof. We use normal sheets gently sloping but hide them with a parapet wall.
Client A : That’s greek to me sir, can you illustrate with a photo?Arch Dann: Sure, here we go…
Client A: wow that’s awesome, and
where does the water go? Does it not accumulate up there?
Arch Dann: No it does not , we use a gutter
between the parapet wall and the roof.
I
hope the pics make it clear now..right?
Client A: Yes sure, thanks so much sir…one more
question, how do you direct the water to the tank let’s say you are harvesting
it?
Arch
Dann: Simple; just like water from a normal gutter, see the pic below…
Client A: Wow! It’s so clear now, do you have house
you have done with this kind of design so far and where?
Arch
Dann: Yeah sure..along Kenyatta road…
The
bungalow I used first is in progress in Kisii.
There
is still another way you can decide to hide the roof without using a parapet
wall all through like my other design below in Nyeri.. We gently slope it
inside.
ClientA: You said a flat-roof can be cheaper than
pitched roof, kindly explain how.
Arch
Dann: Thanks for asking, in a pitched
roof; the beauty lies more on the roof so you will tend to use those high end
decra-roofing for beauty but in a flat-roof, the roof is hidden so you will
end-up using the normal corrugated iron sheets.
Client A: How about that wall hiding the roof?
Arch
Dann: Pitched roof have gables that
support it, those are wall extensions..see the pic below..
The pitch of the house above is only 25degrees and the
distance between Apex A to B is 2.4M and BC also 2.4M. This house has almost
four such extensions. You can
see how simple that roof is, how about those high pitched complex roofs, how
many such extensions do you get? In a flat-roof we just distribute the
extensions evenly to around four courses. You might end up using lesser stones.
Client A: I really like your works sir; I would like you to design for me this kind of a house, how can someone reach out to you?
Arch Dann: Welcome anytime madam…you can reach me out through
Whatsaap: +254776422505
Email: dannwendo@gmail.com
Facebook: Facebook
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