Modern Flat Roof Overhang Detail

But are they really necessary.

Modern flat roof overhang detail.

Modern flat roof house plans have a lot to offer in terms of generous roof overhangs. Roof overhangs at the eaves and rakes protect the walls below from rain and sun. Flat roofs can be used to create box shapes cantilevered into daring overhangs or can be planted to create usable vegetated gardens. The first example below shows a hybrid of traditional flat roofs.

Modern flat roofs with parapet walls. Rainer barthel 1 loadbearing structure matthias beckh mark. The flat roof is an architectural device that is loved by designers for its ability to create simplistic linear forms. Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof.

Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof. The cantilevered roof overhangs have a gravel stop metal flashing piece at the roof edge concealing the slope. Leave a reply cancel reply. The evolution of the flat roof christian schittich.

Flat roofs come in many shapes and sizes which include parapet roofs roof decks and green. Yet for historic modern style buildings like this old house s cambridge tv project flat roofs are at the core of the architecture meant to reflect the broad horizontal lines of the natural landscape. The main roof beyond has a coping cap flashing piece over the parapet wall.