Multi Peaked Roofs

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Multi peaked roofs.

The hip roof also referred to as a hipped roof is asymmetrical rectangular construction with two hips meeting at either end with four sloping uniform sides meeting at a single peak. Gabled but curved nancy andrews. A simple roof design shaped like an inverted v. Because most gabled roofs consist of flat sections you can cover them with virtually any roofing material.

Near the top is a very steep pitch and near the upper walls of the home are a lower pitch though still fairly steep. Shingles made of wood stone tile or metal work fine. It may consist of a flat roof on top but the main design element is the multi pitch sloped in what is essentially a hip roof on top of another hip frame. Gable ridged dual pitched peaked saddle pack saddle saddleback span roof.

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. When the hip is equal on all four sides it is sometimes called a pavilion roof or a pyramid roof. The sloped roof on this modern house. Reader swartz architects designed the renovation of this 1970 s farmhouse.

Shed roofs are easy to build because all rafters are identical.