gabled roofs
Triangular house crowns
Gabled roofs are roofs with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge, forming a triangular section of wall—the gable—at each end.
This is the classic house-shape silhouette children draw.
The design sheds rain and snow efficiently and remains among the most common roof styles in residential construction: The neighborhood's gabled roofs gave it a traditional New England character.
- roof pitchSteepness of rooftop slope
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- raftersSloped roof beams
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
exposed beams · purlins · bargeboard · timber framing · apex · half-timbered · saltbox · A-frame cabin · Victorian architecture · soffit · flashing · rain runoff · dormers · attic space · mansard roof · shed roof · cathedral ceiling · ventilation
- townscapebuildings, facades, rooftops, streets, windows
- Colonial architectureFederal style, Georgian style, Mount Vernon, Monticello, dormer windows
- historic architectureVersailles, Blenheim Palace, Hampton Court, Monticello, Mount Vernon
- stable featureshorse stalls, stalls, tack rooms, haylofts, stable doors
- Garden Citiesgarden city, green spaces, communal gardens, village green, parkland
- tropical housesstilt houses, bamboo houses, thatched roofs, bamboo huts, traditional huts
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