How do you build a roof on the second floor?

[Reck]

Built my first level room with wooden walls and then added a stone ceiling. Added the wooden walls on top of the stone ceiling on the second floor but now it won't let me add a roof on the second floor building.

[Reck]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3077487414

[Xyl]

Put a ceiling on first then you can put the roof directly on the ceiling.

[Reck]

You can't build roofs without building a ceiling first if on the second floor?

When I build normally (on ground level) I can just build a roof straight onto the walls without ever using a ceiling.

I thought you only needed to put a ceiling down if you intended to build another level on top of it?

[Reck]

Also if the building rules change for the second floor and you have to build a ceiling, is there any point in using extra resources to build a roof over the ceiling other than for aesthetic reasons?

[Cmon169]

The game probably treat the "ceiling" as the raised "floor". Roofs requires "floor" to build on.

[LunaCat]

looks like you have 2 floors. Try clicking the plus to go to the 3rd floor and you should be able to put a roof on. I think the roof is a separate floor.

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by Reck:

Also if the building rules change for the second floor and you have to build a ceiling, is there any point in using extra resources to build a roof over the ceiling other than for aesthetic reasons?

Nope, there's no need to build a roof over the ceiling on the top floor and there's no benefit for doing so. Unless, of course, you have researched solar roofs. And then the benefit would be that your roof can generate power.

[76561199056944839]

Originally posted by Reck:

You can't build roofs without building a ceiling first if on the second floor?

When I build normally (on ground level) I can just build a roof straight onto the walls without ever using a ceiling.

I thought you only needed to put a ceiling down if you intended to build another level on top of it?

Hey Reck! You will need to first build a ceiling on the second floor, then a roof on top of it,

[Buccanero]

Originally posted by JensErik_Frontier:

Originally posted by Reck:

You can't build roofs without building a ceiling first if on the second floor?

When I build normally (on ground level) I can just build a roof straight onto the walls without ever using a ceiling.

I thought you only needed to put a ceiling down if you intended to build another level on top of it?

Hey Reck! You will need to first build a ceiling on the second floor, then a roof on top of it,

Yes, right, but in my current game it's not possible to put a roof on the second floor out of brick or concret, the other materials are working. And over a indoor stairs the ceiling keeps a hole up included the roof. There should be a bug. The outer walls are made of bricks, the indoor stairs too.

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by Buccanero:

Yes, right, but in my current game it's not possible to put a roof on the second floor out of brick or concrete, the other materials are working.

Ceilings must be built of material that has no more than the strength of the floor below it. So if you want a brick or concrete ceiling, then the entirety of the floor (or ceiling) below needs to also be as strong as brick or concrete.

The strength of the material shows on the tooltip in the build menu. Brick is "very strong" while stone is only "strong" so you cannot put a brick ceiling above a stone floor, for example.

[Frostiken]

I guess bumping an oldish thread, but the ceiling->roof dynamic needs some tweaking, IMO. A ceiling and a roof function exactly the same, except aesthetically, so since a roof requires a ceiling, can the roof pieces basically be free/faster to construct? As-is there's no reason to actually build anything but ceilings. Half the work, half the resources. Not to mention the big change from the old roofs where they were built in 'slices' alone significantly increases workload.

[Flin Fredstone]

Probably.
But you can build the second floor along with a ceiling and roof in one go by selecting Room in the build options in the housing tab.
Unless you prefer different build materials for the walls and roof.

One downside of a flat ceiling roof is that you need to build railing along the edges of a flat roof else people will just pull out their magical ladder to go for a walk on top.
Roofs don't require that.

[Stimpacker]

Agreed. Roof isn't useful but that large flat ceiling is. I build a bunch of wind turbines on top. Keeps those ugly things out of ground that is more useful for farming. Then I ring the edge of the ceiling with flak turrets. When hummingflies attack, I don't need to do anything. Everyone stays indoors safe and sound.