Increase - increase in roof of house or bungalow

Organize the rise - Would not it be wonderful if you would only need a stair climb higher to the multi-residential space to be found that you have always wanted? And without that it belongs only to one cent cost of the land on you? Simply to halt!

Of course, an increase can be realized only if the Office for Building permitting. Decisive for the approval, including whether the development plan would permit an additional floor. Furthermore, the size of the land plays in relation to so-called floor space index (FSI) an important roll.

Double living room by Austock
With a floor on top of it is obtained not only twice as much living space, one evaluates the house and clear. The wood frame construction is due to their light weight increases for all types particularly suitable. (Photos: WeberHaus)

Area calculations: the new space

The sum of the gross floor area in square feet shall not exceed the lot size is not multiplied by the GFZ number. Although it refers to full stories - how they are defined, however, depends on the local building code.

The GFZ is a fixed number in the development plan and to avoid penalizing the density of development in the construction area is too high. Therefore, it is lower in "green" residential areas in general than in urban situation. In concrete terms: if the plot ratio at a value of 0.6 must be achieved in a five acres of land, a maximum floor area of 300 square meters. With two floors would be the 150 per square meter living area - if it was not for the plot ratio (GRZ) were defining the superstructure of usable space and can lead to restrictions on the allowable actually GFZ.

Increase in-law have to look carefully whether the proposed project is to bring at all with the building code requirements in line. If not, all depends on whether one can wrest the building law office, one or other exemptions, which often also requires the approval of the neighbors.

Obstacles of this kind can best be overcome with the assistance of an architect. Whose expertise is in demand when it comes to meaningful and harmonious integration of the new house part to the existence or the appraisal of statics....