Flat roof extension to enlarge your house? This is a great way to completely transform your home. While the construction of houses flat roof flourishes today in France, the extension with a roof terrace offers a great opportunity to bring your home up to date. Modernity, performance, comfort… discover the 13 advantages of a flat roof extension.
How to modernize your house with a flat roof extension?
Does your house seem basic or too traditional? More than any other, the flat roof extension which is integrated in contrast to your original house transforms the appearance of your home. L'cube expansion energizes the facades and breaks the simplicity of the house double slope roof to give the whole thing a very modern look. With its clean cubic lines, it is suitable for any type of architecture, whatever the shape of the house or its exterior appearance, in stone, brick, wood... The contrast in shape can be reinforced by a mix of shades of facade or materials for a wide variety of results.
How to save space with a flat roof extension?
The flat roof extension allows you to take advantage of the smallest square meter allowed by the local town planning plans (ENJOYED). While the space allocated for construction is often constrained on a plot, this type of building allows us not to lose living space due to theroof pitch. The layout of the room is also simpler.
To go further, read the article » Building your new house with a flat roof/terrace: advantages and disadvantages.
An ideal solution for a two-storey extension
Likewise, the absence of a roof slope allows you to take advantage of one floor even for a footprint scaled down. In fact, most municipalities limit the maximum height of buildings; here the creation of rooms under the roof is permitted over the entire surface. A way to double the buildable square meters.
A freer project with a flat roof extension
When you opt for a flat roof extension, it is easier to place it where you want it. In front of the house in continuity with the living room, it is inserted without limit linked to the ceiling height. No more need to follow roof slopes or create delicate connections for rainwater drainage. THE roof terrace allows for unique layouts, offset volumes in the center of the facade of the house for example. Likewise, the shape of the extension can more easily demonstrate fantasy by allowing curved volumes or angles at a lower cost.
Offer a new outdoor living space
La roof terrace is most often not accessible. However, it is still possible to create a real terrace which will increase your outdoor spaces. Accessible from upstairs, this new exterior is an opportunity to create a more intimate well-being space: terrace adjoining the master suite, outdoor space for independent studio…, the possibilities are numerous and just waiting to be explored. For more ideas and inspiration, check out our article on the pros and cons of flat roofs terraces, which details various design options and practical considerations.
An extension bathed in light
THEcube expansion often allows for the establishment of large windows on great heights. Also upstairs, the joinery is no longer limited by the slope of the roof. A way to radically transform the interior ambiance of your old home, which is now brighter.
Install solar panels.
What if creating an extension allowed you to reduce your energy consumption? According to his exhibition, a pitched roof cannot always accommodate solar panels, otherwise their performance will be significantly reduced. Here, exposure constraints are not felt, since the panels are placed directly on the roof in the desired position. A good way to get the best returns for your thermal solar panels (hot water production) or photovoltaic (electricity production).
To go further, see the article: “ Reduce the bill with solar energy in the South West »
Flat roof wooden extension ideal in town
The wooden extensions have many advantages, particularly in cities, where their construction causes less nuisance. Lighter, the wood frame house is also less restrictive in terms of foundations. The flat wooden roof further adds simplicity on site and also reduces the final weight of the construction by eliminating heavy roofing materials.
To find out more, read the article: “ Expand your house with wood: extension, attic conversion and annex"
An extension permitted by PLUs
Nowadays, Local Urban Plans (PLU) demonstrate a notable evolution by increasingly authorizing the construction of flat roof houses. This trend reflects not only a change in aesthetic and architectural standards, but also an adaptation to the constraints of urban space.
An efficient roof
La flat roof can be worrying for its lack of slope, however, it is suitable for most climates. It is designed with a slight slope which perfectly evacuates rainwater. The design of a roof terrace includes high thicknesses of insulation to guarantee comfort in the house, summer and winter.
Why green the roof of your extension?
A flat green roof is an opportunity to bring a little nature to the city and offer you beautiful green landscapes from your windows. Beyond aesthetics, a vegetalized roof helps reduce summer overheating. By preventing materials from rising in temperature, it helps to attenuate the heat island effect in the city, and also limits the transmission of this heat into the interior space, already greatly reduced by insulation.
Flat roof extension: an affordable cost
This type of framework is now perfectly mastered, and the flat roof is becoming more popular. The cost of this type of roof is today comparable to that of many more traditional roofs.
Conceal heat pumps
Un roof terrace also offers an easily accessible outdoor space but at a distance from the garden and the rice terrace. Flat roofs thus provide sufficient space for the discreet installation of heating systems, air conditioning and ventilation.
In a context of scarcity of goods, especially in the city, doing expand your house is the best way to gain comfort without moving. The flat roof extension perfectly meets many of the constraints encountered today on construction sites. Its many advantages offer a promising option for those looking for an extension that is functional, aesthetic and ecological. It is also a way to bring aesthetic, practical and financial added value to your home, thus improving your quality of life in the long term.
