One Side Sloped Roof

Using the space as a full.

One side sloped roof.

The design is traditional and comes from colonial times. Expensive to convert a mono pitched roof to a multi slope roof since all walls need to become the same height. East asian hip and gable roof. A roof with the shallow slope below the steeper slope at the eaves.

A higher wall on one side for ladders or storage. Sometimes the shorter slope is less pitched than the longer side. It features tow pitches one a shallow pitch atop a steeper slope. These are often steeply pitched roofs.

The sides can either be flat or curved depending on the style. This model is also great for any yard with limited space. A mansard roof in opposition to a salt box offers the utility of a full half room on the upper floor rather than an attic. A mansard roof is a four sided gambrel roof with each side having a double slope of one steep slope and one shallow upper slope.

The slope of the roof on this modern pond side house allows the solar panels to take in as much energy as possible and lets rain water fall back into the pond to help with drainage around the house. The lower slope is much steeper than the upper. It has the upper ridge at the peak 2 slopes on each side and the added characteristic of one side s slope being noticeably longer. Using the most common roof slope 4 12 a 24 foot wide building will be eight feet taller on one side than the other.

Most steel roofing manufacturer warrantees are void on roof slopes of less than 3 12. Snow can build up against the lower roof wall and cause dampness or rot in the wall. A roof that slopes in only one direction is called a shed or pent style. A mansard roof also known as a french roof is a four sided roof with a double slope on each side that meet forming a low pitched roof.

It also is often used on dormers extensions built on a basic roof to provide more light or space inside. Sheds rain and snow quickly. Photography by marc lamkin. This is intended to cover an additional portion to the width of the frame.

Compare with bell roof. Sometimes seen on square buildings a tented or pyramidal roof feature four slopes rising to a peak. A japanese decorative pent roof. Holly smith architects designed this louisiana home.

Mansard roofs can help create a great deal of extra living space. It is a common roof on sheds and other outbuildings and is frequently used on carports patios porches and small additions to a house. Featuring all four walls this shed is designed to be built up against a house or fence. Clear roof space without truss or rafters.

In order to keep the warranty in effect this can quickly cause the high side of the building to become very tall.