Roof covering typically of flat and rectangular shapes and made of various materials such as slate wood flagstone plastic metal and composite materials.
Top of roof name.
Rafters support a pitched roof covering.
An external installation on the roof that uses the vent pipe system to prevent water seeping in and create damage.
The result of joining two or more gabled roof sections together forming a t or l shape for the simplest forms or any number of more complex shapes.
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The upper part of a side wall or flank wall usually triangular in shape that comes to a point at the ridge of a sloping roof.
Also known as pitched or peaked.
Horizontal line at the top of the roof.
A simple roof design shaped like an inverted v.
A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it.
The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof.
The result is easier access to the lower portion hipped of the roof with the added benefits of natural light and attic or bedroom space gable.