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Comments (13)Luciana, I have looked at your photos carefully, and I don't feel you will get away with the Velux window. It will probably have to go. Looking at your build pictures, the entire room is in the roof slope so you don't have much chance of bringing light through the slope side.In your build pictures, I notice you divided the space into two rooms. What is on the other side? You have a tall wall on the shower. Perhaps you could install a tall window (transom) that allows light through from the other room. It won't be a view but it will afford some natural light. Question is, is it worth it?Another solution I have done for a client is to install a full window (we wanted to do it with a switch that turns it from transparent to opaque but it was so pricey). Hold this in mind for the future: http://www.gizmag.com/sonte-film/27780/Thank you for your kind words about my Berlin wall. We are still in battle but at least we are on an official level through a judicial system with the commune backing us! So, fingers crossed.Antoinette...See MoreWhat are your biggest Interior Design problems?
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Comments (4)What's on top of the 224cm room? Just a flat roof? How old is your house? As 186cm doors would be a no go. My advice would be the hard one: Take out the floors and insulate the flat roof externally*. If you don't want to take out the floor, take off the entire flat roof and add some wall height (or is it terraced?). This would also mean enlarging your doorframes, which would probably need to meet up to building code (if the house is not listed) as you're renewing them. And don't forget heating and electrical pipes.. I don't have a clue what either of these options would cost, I'd say get quotes first. (* there are several ways to do this, google them, because I don't know the exact english terms for the different techniques..) https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Floor_insulation...See More- 4 years ago
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I'm fine with people following me if they are interested in my advice/content but I hardly ever comment at all really, so it doesn't make sense!
Some of the profile pictures are downright disgusting. I've (obviously) never clicked on them, but there are a lot of profiles with ideabooks containing links...asking you to 'rate the blog' (whatever that means)
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