Roof Flat On All Sides

A raised structure running part or all of the way along the ridge of a double pitched roof with its own roof running parallel with the main roof butterfly roof v roof london roof.

Roof flat on all sides.

A v shaped roof resembling an open book. When the building is square the hip roof is pointed at the top like a pyramid. The defining feature of hip roofs is that the roof faces are almost always identical in pitch making them symmetrical from the center point. It has a very low slope between 1 4 to 1 2 inch per foot so that it drains water.

Although a hip roof is not gabled it may have dormers or connecting wings with gables. A hip or hipped roof slopes down to the eaves on all four sides forming a horizontal ridge a roofer will usually put a vent along the top of this ridge. The popular simple hip roof is a type of roof where all four sides feature symmetrical gentle slopes towards the walls with no gables or vertical sides to the roof. A kink separates the roof into two parts running towards each other at an obtuse.

Octagon roofs have eight sides as the term implies. A bonnet roof boasts a double slope on all four sides with the lower slope less steep than the upper slope. But such a low slope holds snow and water much longer than a steeply pitched roof and therefore needs a very different material to stay watertight. Bonnet roof styles don t just cap off a home they often lend spaces covered patios and porches via an extended overhand.

Builders often choose this shape when they need to roof a building that s round or nearly round.