N s and e w compared to the one pair of direction e g.
Sloped roof modern roof design types.
A clerestory and hip roof for example.
A combination roof is quite literally a combination of types of roofs.
Flat roofs are commonly found in modern architecture style homes commercial buildings or home additions such as a sunroom.
It has a polygon on two sides and a triangle on two sides.
A type of japanese roof construction.
A type of gable found in some traditional japanese buildings.
The most common type of a hip roof.
Shed roofs are best for when you want to let an abundance of light and replace the sometimes impractical attic space with more interior volume.
Most flat roofs are not really 100 flat but rather they are low sloped roofs that appear flat but have a little bit of a slope to allow for the run off of rainwater.
Often incorporating two or more designs for aesthetics and practical reasons combination roofs can feature a range of styles.
Sloped roofs are those which makes an angle or a slope a tilt though every kind of roof has some slope even flat roofs also have some slope to help in drainage.
They are preferable when the structure is small since putting them on a large house or a factory would turn them into a very costly affair.
The modern shed roof.
Hip roofs like gable roofs can be with almost any type of roofing material such as shingles metal or tiles.
N s or e w for a gable roof.
Types of hip roofs.
A hybrid of a gable and a hipped roof.
The sides come together at the top to form a simple ridge.