![]() ![]() M-Shaped Roof: A type of roof similar to a double-pitched roof except that it rests on two load bearing walls only.Pyramid Hip Roof: A type of roof where all four sides come to a point at the roof peak.A saltbox roof contains a gable at each end. The asymmetry produces one facade that is two stories high dropping to a single story. Saltbox Roof: A type of roof with asymmetrical roof faces.Gazebo Roof: Often Hexagonal or Octagonal but usually symmetrical in their design.The lower plane has a much steeper pitch than the upper, often approaching vertical. Mansard roof: A type of roof containing two sloping planes of different pitch on each of four sides.A gambrel roof usually contains a gable at each end, just like a standard gable roof. The lower plane has a steeper slope than the upper. Gambrel roof: A type of roof containing two sloping planes of different pitch on each side of the ridge.Dutch Gable: Is a combination of a Hip roof with a small Gable at the top and a sloping roof below.Jerkinhead Roof: Consists of a Gable Roof with a truncated Hip Roof section at the top to reduce the height of the Gable. Lean-to Roof: A roof with one slope only that is built against a higher wall.As a result the external walls are of varying heights. Skillion Roof: A Skillion Roof slopes from one side of the building to the other in a single span and no ridge.A gable roof typically contains a gable at each end. Gable Roof: A type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each side of the ridge.Hip Roof: A type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each of four sides.Gable: The upper portion of a sidewall that comes to a triangular point at the ridge of a sloping roof.Since that time we’ve added further roof types, terms and graphics to create a more complete list. Now, the next time you are driving by that house with the fantastic roof you just must have on your next house, you’ll know just what to call it □Įditors Note: This article was originally published in December of 2008. It is by no means a complete list of roof types (in fact, the list is restricted to those that are good candidates for his product). For instance, page 4 of the guide provides a great beginner’s guide to roof types that Derek has authorized us to reprint here. ![]() What was more interesting to us was some of the materials Derek forwarded along in his roofing protractor guide (which is available for download at that link if you want more information about the product). ![]()
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