One Side Slope Roof

Mono pitched roof shed skillion lean to roof.

One side slope roof.

The design is traditional and comes from colonial times. The table below shows common roof pitches and the equivalent grade degrees and radians for each. This is intended to cover an additional portion to the width of the frame. It is a common roof on sheds and other outbuildings and is frequently used on carports patios porches and small additions to a house.

Sometimes the shorter slope is less pitched than the longer side. The workhorse of colonial america the familiar saltbox is a building that features a long pitched roof on one side similar to the lid on a salt storage box. A roof with one slope historically attached to a taller wall. Parkcity design builddesigned this wood clad housein utah.

The sloped roof on this modern house is angled backwards to maximize natural light inside while enabling snow and rain to drain off at the back. It also is often used on dormers extensions built on a basic roof to provide more light or space inside. Photography by george oakley. Their attractiveness traces to the desire to make a two story building function as a one story building to reduce the tax bill.