List of roof shapes

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Roof shapes differ greatly from region to region. The main factors which influence the shape of roofs are the climate and the materials available for roof structure and the outer covering. Roof terminology is also not rigidly defined. Usages vary slightly from region to region, or from one builder or architect to another.

Roof shapes vary from almost flat to steeply pitched. They can be arched or domed; a single flat sheet or a complex arrangement of slopes, gables and hips; or truncated (terraced, cut)[1] to minimize the overall height.

Roof shapes

Illustrations of common and simple roof shapes

Flat roof Shed roof Gable or saddle roof Gable roof with catslide
Ridged, multi-gable or
m-type roof
Gambrel roof Clerestory roof Saw-tooth roof

Hip roof Half-hip roof Tented or pavilion roof Gablet roof or Dutch gable
example with recessed (upper)
gable and eaves
Rhombic roof Rainbow roof Barrel roof Bow roof
Conical roof Spire Onion dome Welsh spire
Gable roof with eaves Cross-gabled building with
squatter projecting wing
and T-shaped plan
Hip and pent hip roof
(Brit: hipped)
Trough roof (rare)

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See also

References

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  2. Cowan, Henry J., and Peter R. Smith. "Shed roof" Dictionary of architectural and building technology. London: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers ;, 1986. 272. Print.
  3. "The Machine Shop and the Works. Modern Principles of Design", The Times: Engineering Supplement, London, November 13, 1912, p.25.
  4. Harris, Cyril M.. "Pent roof". Harris dictionary of architecture & construction. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Print.
  5. Fleming, Honour, & Pevsner, A Dictionary of Architecture
  6. Passmore, Augustine C.. "Span Roof". Handbook of technical terms used in architecture and building and their allied trades and subjects,. London: Scott, Greenwood, and Co.;, 1904. 325. Print.
  7. Passmore, Augustine C.. "V Roof" Handbook of technical terms used in architecture and building and their allied trades and subjects,. London: Scott, Greenwood, and Co.;, 1904. 362. Print.
  8. Coutts, John. Loft Conversions. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 2012. Print.
  9. Davies, Nikolas, and Erkki Jokiniemi. Dictionary of architecture and building construction. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2008.304
  10. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/rainbow+roof

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