They re sleek lightweight long lasting and recyclable and something to consider if you re interested in rainwater harvesting says architect amy a.
Types of roof lines on houses.
3 tab shingles fiberglass and organic shingles.
These gives one shingle the look of three different shingles when they are installed.
The most common type of combination roof is the gable and hip combination.
This gallery includes terrific roof design illustrations so you can easily see the differences between types of roofs.
Available in two types panels and shingles metal roofs come in aluminum copper stainless steel and zinc.
The triangle section can be left open for an open gable roof or it can be enclosed for a boxed gable roof.
It is certainly not the only type of truss which are pre fabricated by companies that specialize in making trusses away from the home construction site.
Types of gable roofs side gable.
This type of roof shingle consist of a fiberglass mat saturated on both sides with hot asphalt.
It looks great with both classic and modern houses and it can be made from a wide range of materials.
They have cutouts that run along their bottom edge.
On average 3 tab asphalt shingles cost between 2 300 5 300 to install which is fairly inexpensive.
A side gable is a basic pitched roof.
Trusses are the more modern engineered method for supporting a roof.
The common truss pictured above is an a frame that fits double sloped houses.
A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above.
Flat roofs are common with industrial buildings boasting wide roof spans and are also popular in dry climates for houses where there is no need for the roof to help disperse rain and snow.
Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house.
As the name implies a truly flat roof would have no pitch which could lead to the obvious problem of rainwater pooling up and creating a stagnant spa area for mosquitoes bacteria mold etc.
It has two equal panels pitched at an angle meet at a ridge in the middle of a building.
The combination roof is advantageous because it can be customized to suit any kind of house.
Flat roofs are commonly found in modern architecture style homes commercial buildings or home additions such as a sunroom.
Here s a closeup view of an asphalt roof shingle.
There are different types of asphalt roof shingles.
This sort of roof commonly admits natural light into a factory and is also known as northlight in the northern hemisphere implying a single such plane.
More than 70 of all houses in north america are covered in asphalt roof shingles.
Most custom made houses use combination roofs.
Even in these arid regions so called flat roofs are still installed with a slight pitch to keep water from pooling on top of the structure.
The top surface of the shingle includes a granule mineral coating.
