Gordon Mott Roofing - Roof Styles

ROOFING STYLES
Roof styles are an important feature of the building of a residental home. Everyone from the designer to the builder to the consumer can benefit from the basic knowledge of roof styles.
STYLE	DESCRIPTION

	FLAT ROOF A single plane that is pitched at a low angle to shed water.
	SALT BOX ROOF Shed roof built onto a gable roof at the same pitch and width.
	HIP ROOF A gable roof with the ends brought together at the same pitch as the rest of the roof.
	KICKED EAVES A roof enhancement where the plane near the eaves is "kicked" to give a visor effect.
	MANSARD A couple planed hip roof.
	CROSS GABLE ROOF Pairs of gable roofs set a right angles to each other.
	HIP ON GABLE A partial hip appied to the peak of a gable roof.
	SHED A roof that starts at the eaves of the existing roof and continues at a lower pitch.
	GABLE Two pitched roofs, back to back, forming a triangular roof.
	GAMBREL ROOF A gable type roof with breaks in the planes.
	PYRAMID A hip roof built on a square base with eaves of the same length.
	HIP AND GABLE A combination hip and gable where the hip ends partially up the gable.
	HIP WITH CROSS GABLES A central hip with crossing gables.
The above is republished for informational purposes only from a roofing tutorial at Ohio State University