Therefore it was used for a long time in this country for barn buildings.
Gambrel roof architecture definition.
Gable roof saddle roof saddleback roof saddleback a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end.
A gambrel is a gable roof that changes slope at some point going from shallow to steep.
This style of roof leaves plenty of room in the attic space.
Gambrels are often a roof found.
Gambrel roof a ridged roof with two slopes at each side the lower slopes being steeper than the upper slopes.
It is built of individual trusses reinforced with gussets and then mounted in place.
The usual architectural term in eighteenth century england and north america was dutch roof the upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle while the lower slope is steep.
Gargoyle a figurine that projects from a roof or the parapet of a wall or tower and is carved into a grotesque figure human or animal.
Gambrel roof a ridged roof with two slopes at each side the lower slopes being steeper than the upper slopes.
Gambrel roof a roof that has a double slope with the lower slope steeper and longer than the upper one.
Gargoyle a figurine that projects from a roof or the parapet of a wall or tower and is carved into a grotesque figure human or animal.
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Gambrel roof a roof that has a double slope with the lower slope steeper and longer than the upper one.
The gambrel roof is a type of gable roof with two slopes on each side the upper being less steep than the lower.
A gambrel roof is a classic roof style with two slopes of varying steepness.
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The mansard roof is a hipped gambrel roof thus having two slopes on every side.
Gambrel roof a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper.