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8. Mansards work on terraces - A mansard roof is a roof that has two slopes, with the lower slope being so steeply pitched as to almost be vertical and the upper being verylow pitch, often down to just 5-8 degrees.
Spanning from gable to gable or hip to hip on a four - sided mansard roof, it maximises the volume of interior spac...
8. Mansards work on terraces - A mansard roof is a roof that has two slopes, with the lower slope being so steeply pitched as to almost be vertical and the upper being verylow pitch, often down to just 5-8 degrees.
Spanning from gable to gable or hip to hip on a four - sided mansard roof, it maximises the volume of interior spac...
e within the attic without requiring masonry. The steeply pitched slope is typically puncuated with dormer windows or glazed doors.
The deisgn works particularly well on terraced houses where the rear section of the roof can be removed and replaced with a mansard structure, creating space with full headroom over a significant proportion of the property, without raising the ridge height.
Usually rooflights are added in the front plane of the roof, but in some siutations it may be possible to alter the roof to a mansard design at the front, too, effectively creating a whole additional storey on the building.
Many local authorities favour mansard roof conversions, as having a slate-clad roof extending from party wall to party wall of a terraced house is considered far less visaully obtrusive than a large box bormer set within party walls.
The deisgn works particularly well on terraced houses where the rear section of the roof can be removed and replaced with a mansard structure, creating space with full headroom over a significant proportion of the property, without raising the ridge height.
Usually rooflights are added in the front plane of the roof, but in some siutations it may be possible to alter the roof to a mansard design at the front, too, effectively creating a whole additional storey on the building.
Many local authorities favour mansard roof conversions, as having a slate-clad roof extending from party wall to party wall of a terraced house is considered far less visaully obtrusive than a large box bormer set within party walls.
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