Hidden roof are more expensive than the "normal roof" in the short & long run. For instance iuf you build a 3 bedroom house, you must have 2 to 4 different areas (gatters) where water will stream down frm the roof. these gatters are made by a concentrated mix of motor, water proofing materials, more bricks to hide the water system, pipes, and metal works to make the aggregate more solid. these are all expenses that you'll never incur in normal roof. Also, by nature & by design, bricks are just sand and cement the do not last long when they're consistently exposed to water, hidden roofs will make this reality a nightmare after 3 to 5 years if you're lucky. The normal roof allows the metal sheets to protect the bricks hence 30years down the line there's little or no brick decay and fungus accumulation. Yiu can mix anti fungi agents while building and painting the house but they won't last!. Lastly, the water collected from the hidden roof pipes will surely flood your environment and the neighbour's, which is costly and unsettling. Congrats on the educational video but it's important for people to know that the disadvantages go further than just cosmetics and make ups of th house after a decade. MuchLove!
This is the misconception that hidden roof is low cost…. I respectfully disagree. You may be saving on cost of wood, labor, and quantity of roofing sheets, however, you will also incur cost of building the rain gutters: iron rods, sand, stones, cement, wood, labor, tiles, and other waterproofing materials. Comparing both, the cost savings is insignificant if not the same. Speaking from experience. Hidden roofs makes the building beautiful, but again beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
@mercymensah7597 I think it usually the opposite, only really good ones projects. When the hidden roof is well done, and match the design of the house is beautiful. But only few architects was able to do it. Pitched roof you don't need to be a good designer to make the house to look like a house.
My first house had normal roof, but the boys quarter had hidden roof. We recorede serious leakages in the hidden roof until the roof was removed and done again.
I think almost non hidden roof is the same, same style, same colour and it's boring. Ghanaian like copy and paste. I don't understand why those roofs can't have a different layout.
@@Knowledge_Junction001 Bituminouse based is not good material for waterproof on the roof because of the UV from the Sun Rays. they are Specific waterproof that is used.
with a Hidden roof, if you get the right materials and well installed, there will be no/low maintenance. Ghana has a poor installation mechanism when it comes to Hidden Roofs. with a Hidden roof, there are materials needed.. Roof Cap(parapet design) and Water proof material for the roof; not Bitumen.
Hidden roof are more expensive than the "normal roof" in the short & long run. For instance iuf you build a 3 bedroom house, you must have 2 to 4 different areas (gatters) where water will stream down frm the roof. these gatters are made by a concentrated mix of motor, water proofing materials, more bricks to hide the water system, pipes, and metal works to make the aggregate more solid. these are all expenses that you'll never incur in normal roof.
Also, by nature & by design, bricks are just sand and cement the do not last long when they're consistently exposed to water, hidden roofs will make this reality a nightmare after 3 to 5 years if you're lucky. The normal roof allows the metal sheets to protect the bricks hence 30years down the line there's little or no brick decay and fungus accumulation.
Yiu can mix anti fungi agents while building and painting the house but they won't last!.
Lastly, the water collected from the hidden roof pipes will surely flood your environment and the neighbour's, which is costly and unsettling.
Congrats on the educational video but it's important for people to know that the disadvantages go further than just cosmetics and make ups of th house after a decade.
MuchLove!
This is the misconception that hidden roof is low cost…. I respectfully disagree. You may be saving on cost of wood, labor, and quantity of roofing sheets, however, you will also incur cost of building the rain gutters: iron rods, sand, stones, cement, wood, labor, tiles, and other waterproofing materials. Comparing both, the cost savings is insignificant if not the same. Speaking from experience.
Hidden roofs makes the building beautiful, but again beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
I do agree with you perfectly
I don't think hidden roof makes the building beautiful, quite the opposite. In addition, its have not to do with tradicional African architecture.
@@italodalmasneto1701the hidden roof makes a house more beautiful
@mercymensah7597 I think it usually the opposite, only really good ones projects. When the hidden roof is well done, and match the design of the house is beautiful. But only few architects was able to do it. Pitched roof you don't need to be a good designer to make the house to look like a house.
My first house had normal roof, but the boys quarter had hidden roof. We recorede serious leakages in the hidden roof until the roof was removed and done again.
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Very very Educative... well noted.. keep up the good works...👍
Very informative, thank you.
Thanks for the deep information. It helps.
Yo bro,
I’m enjoying your video bro.
This is Richardson👍🏻
Thank you bro for the Information, watched from Uganda.
We do paint roof.
Very educative,thank you.
Thank u Bro.
I suggest roofing companies should do well to gets us some kind of paint we can use for our roofing sheets as it starts to fade
Thanks so much
Great information
Thanks for the wonderful presentation
Please roofs can also be painted.
We can not also say hidden roofs are cheaper. Hidden may even be sometimes expensive than the hiproofs
Thanks a lot. From Zambia
What if the slopes on normal roof one. Put gutters to catchment of water for storage can it be possible?
Yes please
Please make French drainage system on the ground too
Normal roof if you ever think to put solar panels.
I’ve painted my long span roof before with same roof color to get back it’s original color back
Can you not always replace a pitched roof?
U can
How about a drainage in the hidden roof
Please I don’t get it. Are you asking that is it good to do drainage systems on the the roof? Then yes 👍🏾
Yes. I’m thinking on all four corners of roof to drain the water down to ground level
Please roofs can also be painted.
We can not also say hidden roofs are cheaper. Hidden may even be expensive
Can't someone hide on the hidden roof or pull or get rid of the sink or aluminum and get into the house asking for security purpose.
I have done hidden roof and it’s quite expensive trust me
Sure iwanted to use hidden roofing
Can you send me that house of the hidden roof
Do you mean, the architectural plan?
Can the hidden roofs be done at the coastal areas?
Yes please. But the problem you will be having is corrosion. I would advise that you use special roof .
Please which is the best waterproof materials can someone use on a parapet?
Bitumen but radiation resistant
Bitumen but radiation resistant or you can do screeding on it to prevent direct contact
I think almost non hidden roof is the same, same style, same colour and it's boring. Ghanaian like copy and paste. I don't understand why those roofs can't have a different layout.
My advise to would be house owners is to engage very experience building techs or engineers to handle their projects to avoid embarrazement.
How do you waterproof the hidden roof ?
You waterproof the gutters and do sloppy corners so water can’t stay
@@Knowledge_Junction001 how do you waterproof the gutter ?
@@comewithmetoghana4969 we use a bituminous based material to apply in the gutters. I advise that it should have good thickness
@@Knowledge_Junction001 Bituminouse based is not good material for waterproof on the roof because of the UV from the Sun Rays. they are Specific waterproof that is used.
So which waterproof materials is the best now someone can use for the parapet?
Pls can u help me do a hidden roof
Can just help with recommendations and consultation
Must u do lentil wen going for secret roof
Yes u need lentil
with a Hidden roof, if you get the right materials and well installed, there will be no/low maintenance. Ghana has a poor installation mechanism when it comes to Hidden Roofs.
with a Hidden roof, there are materials needed.. Roof Cap(parapet design) and Water proof material for the roof; not Bitumen.