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Default How much harder is it to make a flat roof with a small slope?

On Jul 21, 12:32*pm, "Man at B&Q" wrote:
On Jul 21, 10:08*am, jim wrote:



A 1 in 40 (about 2.5deg) deck doesn't sound much, but shows a
pronounced tilt when viewed sideways on. *That can be difficult to
make look 'level' if required for aesthetic reasons, for instance on a
double garage roof sloping to the side rather than front to back, when
viewed from the road.


That's just a poor job. It's not hard to keep the check kerb level and
hide the slope of the roof.


It would be most informative to see your design whch hides the slope
from all sides and keeps the roof line looking slim all round.

Yes you can hide it somewhat, but personally, I consider a step or
kerb at the front of a garage looks a ghastly fudge when seen from the
side. So often it just shows up flat roofing for what it is, a
cheapo job. OTOH you have cut your suit to suit the cloth...