Roof Styles
by Madison Perry
Gambrel
a roof with two sides, each of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
Style: Dutch Colonial
Mansard
a roof that has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down.
Style: French Eclectic
Shed
A roof having only one sloping plane and no hips, ridges or valleys.
Style: Contemporary-Modern
Flat
A flat roof is a roof which is almost level in contrast to the many types of sloped roofs. A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination.
Style: Contemporary
Saltbox
a frame house having up to three stories at the front and one fewer at the back with a steeply pitched roof.
Style: Colonial Period
High Pitched Gable
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a steep pitched roof.
Style: Mountain Residence
Low Pitched Gable
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a low pitched roof.
Style: Woodside Guest House