08/12/2025
This is an instructional chart titled "ROOF TYPES," illustrating 16 different styles of roofs. The image presents a simple, isometric drawing of each roof type with its corresponding name.
Here is a list of the roof types shown, categorized by their general form:
Gable Roofs
* Open Gable: A basic roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge, with the triangular wall at the end open.
* Box Gable: Similar to an open gable, but the end wall extends out to enclose the gable end.
* Dutch Gable: A combination of a gable and hip roof, where a small gable sits on top of a larger hip roof.
* Dormer: A roof with a vertical window projecting from a sloping roof.
Hip Roofs
* Hip: A roof where all four sides slope downward to the walls.
* Jerkinhed: A hip roof where the ends of the hips are turned up to form a small gable.
* Cross Hipped: A hip roof where two hip sections intersect at a right angle.
* Intersecting / Overlaid Hip: A more complex hip roof with multiple intersecting sections.
* Pyramid Hip: A hip roof on a square plan, where all four sides meet at a single point at the top.
Complex and Combination Roofs
* M Shaped: A roof with two or more gable sections separated by a central valley.
* Combination: A roof with a mix of different styles, such as a hip and gable section.
* Hip and Valley: A roof with intersecting hip sections and internal valleys where they meet.
* Hexagonal: A multi-sided roof with six sloping planes meeting at a central point.
* Butterfly: A roof with two sloping planes that meet at a central, downward-sloping valley.
Historic and Functional Roofs
* Gambrel: A symmetrical two-sided roof with a change in slope on each side.
* Mansard: A four-sided roof with a double slope on each side, with the lower slope being steeper than the upper slope.
* Saltbox: A roof with a long, flat back side and a short, sloping front side.
* Skillion and Lean-to: A roof with a single flat slope. A "lean-to" is typically attached to a larger building.
Modern Roofs
* Flat: A roof that is nearly level, though it has a slight slope for drainage.
* Shed: Similar to a skillion, this is a roof with a single, continuous slope.
