Roof Styles

Gable Roof: a roof with two sloping sides and a gable at each end.

Gambrel Roof: a roof with two slops on each side, the lower slop having the steeper pitch. Often found in Colonial revival houses in the 'Dutch' style.

Hip Roof: a roof with slopes on all four sides. The "hips" are the lines formed when the slopes meet at the corners.

Saltbox: a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house.

 

Mansard Roof: a roof that has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down.