Roof Designs

Gambrel Roof:

• Two sided roof with two slopes on each side.
• Top slope is shallow while the lower slope is a lot steeper.

Butterfly Roof:

• Two sloping planes.
• Both meeting in a valley, pitching downward from the eaves.

Jerkinhead Roof:

• The roof is hipped for only part of its height.
•  Forms a truncated gable on the wall below.

Mansard Roof:

• 4 sided Gambrel-style hip roof.
• Two slopes on each side. Top slope is shallow while the bottom slope is almost vertical.

Hipped Roof:

• All sides slope downwards towards the walls.
• It has no gables and is usually shaped like a pyramid.

Gable Roof:

• Two symmetrical sides sloping downwards to the walls.
• Roof makes a triangle shape.

Gazebo Roof:

• Hexagonal or Octogonal.
• Symmetrical all the way around.

Skillion Roof:

• Has one slope going from one side of the building to the other.
• No peak in roof.
• External walls are different heights.

Dutch Gable Roof:

• Hip roof with a small gable at the top.
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Flat Roof:

• No sloping sides.
• One plane.