Hip is a slope of a roof with 2 descending lines from the end of a ridge point.
Roof with 2 slanted sides.
A gambrel or a barn roof is much like mansard in a sense that it has two different slopes.
Usually the hip s 2 end points connect to upper corners of the home.
A gabled roof looks like two sides of a triangle.
A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions e g.
Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof.
Olson kundig architects designed this house in northeast oregon.
Gabled roofs are the kind young children typically draw.
The sloped roof on this modern glass farmhouse mimics the look of half of the barn behind it.
The difference between the two is that the gambrel only has two sides while the mansard has four.
This type of roof is popular for areas with cold weather conditions providing a stable design that deals well with rain and snow.
In combination of roof styles a hip will connect to another part of the roof as part of the frame.
A shed roof is slanted down one way either towards the left or right.
Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board.
Gable roof nancy andrews.
N s or e w for a gable roof.
N s and e w compared to the one pair of direction e g.
A home with a shed style roof may have some awkward spaces inside.
It is almost similar to the first method but to make the patio roof a little bit higher you will need to remove the house gutter and place the back channel a bit higher.
Similar to mansard the lower side of the gambrel roof has an almost vertical steep slope while the upper slope is much lower.
Because the gutter is removed you will need to install transfer flashing from the roof of the house to the patio.
Box gable roofs have two sloping sides that meet to form a ridge with a triangular extension on either side that is boxed off from the walls.
Finally mansard roofs have a flat top with sides that lip over the top a little and hang over the home.
Inside the house that can result in a much lower ceiling in part of the home which can present a challenge in using the space effectively.
The slope of the roof on this modern pond side house allows the solar panels to take in as much energy as possible and lets rain water fall back into the pond to help with.
They have two sloping sides that come together at a ridge creating end walls with a triangular extension called a gable at the top.
Flat roofs if your roof is flat or has no more than a 3 in 12 pitch you can calculate its total square footage by simply multiplying the length by the width.
Since the roof consists of just one slanted surface it s higher on one side of the home and lower on the other.
The house shown here has two gable roofs and two dormers each with gable roofs of their own.
A hybrid of a gable and a hipped roof.
