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Whats up with this flat roof?

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  • akorn77
    akorn77 Posts: 208 Forumite
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    eddddy said:
    YBR said:
    I'd guess it's just because the house has been extended to the side.

    FWIW, it looks like that house got planning consent for a "single and two storey side extension" in 1973 - so I'd guess that's when the flat roof area was created.

    (It looks like the extension was to add a garage, enlarge the kitchen, add downstairs toilet, and rearrange upstairs from 3 bed + 1 bath, to 4 bed + 1 bath + 1 shower)



    I guess it might have looked slightly better if the flat roof edging wasn't visible from ground level.


    Thanks for the great detective work. I dont like the look of the roof, and I guess it would render a loft conversion impossible or difficult. 
  • GDB2222
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    akorn77 said:
    eddddy said:
    YBR said:
    I'd guess it's just because the house has been extended to the side.

    FWIW, it looks like that house got planning consent for a "single and two storey side extension" in 1973 - so I'd guess that's when the flat roof area was created.

    (It looks like the extension was to add a garage, enlarge the kitchen, add downstairs toilet, and rearrange upstairs from 3 bed + 1 bath, to 4 bed + 1 bath + 1 shower)



    I guess it might have looked slightly better if the flat roof edging wasn't visible from ground level.


    Thanks for the great detective work. I dont like the look of the roof, and I guess it would render a loft conversion impossible or difficult. 


    How high is the loft currently? 
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • akorn77
    akorn77 Posts: 208 Forumite
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    edited 1 February 2022 at 12:44PM
    GDB2222 said:
    akorn77 said:
    eddddy said:
    YBR said:
    I'd guess it's just because the house has been extended to the side.

    FWIW, it looks like that house got planning consent for a "single and two storey side extension" in 1973 - so I'd guess that's when the flat roof area was created.

    (It looks like the extension was to add a garage, enlarge the kitchen, add downstairs toilet, and rearrange upstairs from 3 bed + 1 bath, to 4 bed + 1 bath + 1 shower)



    I guess it might have looked slightly better if the flat roof edging wasn't visible from ground level.


    Thanks for the great detective work. I dont like the look of the roof, and I guess it would render a loft conversion impossible or difficult. 


    How high is the loft currently? 
    Not sure, I havent viewed it yet. It doesnt look in keeping with the neighbouring houses on the street at all. Just looks plain odd to me. 
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