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  2. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Half-hipped (clipped gable, jerkinhead [7]): A combination of a gable and a hip roof (pitched roof without changes to the walls) with the hipped part at the top and the gable section lower down. Dutch gable, gablet : A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable (wall) at the top and hipped lower down; i.e. the opposite arrangement to the half ...

  3. Gable roof - Wikipedia

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    Gable roof A form of gable roof (Käsbissendach) on the tower of the church in Hopfen am See, Bavaria. A gable roof [1] is a roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge. The most common roof shape in cold or temperate climates, it is constructed of rafters, roof trusses or purlins.

  4. Gable - Wikipedia

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    The gable end roof is a poor design for hurricane or tornado-prone regions. Winds blowing against the gable end can exert tremendous pressure, both on the gable and on the roof edges where they overhang it, causing the roof to peel off and the gable to cave in. [3] [4]

  5. Modern Gable House (Style Spotlight) - AOL

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    By John Hill At its root, modern architecture is a break from the past, and in terms of the roof, that break is most explicit. Pitched roofs that traditionally serve to shed rain and snow are ...

  6. Attic - Wikipedia

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    Louvered attic vent in a gable Modern building codes permit both vented and unvented attics in all climates, if a building is otherwise correctly constructed. [ 5 ] However, unoccupied attics should usually be ventilated [ 6 ] to reduce the accumulation of heat and moisture that contribute to mold growth and decay of wood rafters and ceiling ...

  7. Attic fan - Wikipedia

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    An attic fan installed underneath a roof. A powered attic ventilator, or attic fan, is a ventilation fan that regulates the heat level of a building's attic by exhausting hot air. A thermostat is used to automatically turn the fan off and on, while sometimes a manual switch is used. An attic fan can be gable mounted or roof mounted. Additional ...

  8. Dutch gable - Wikipedia

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    A Dutch gable or Flemish gable is a gable whose sides have a shape made up of one or more curves and which has a pediment at the top. The gable may be an entirely decorative projection above a flat section of roof line, or may be the termination of a roof, like a normal gable (the picture of Montacute House, right, shows both types).

  9. Roof - Wikipedia

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    The shape of roofs differs greatly from region to region. The main factors which influence the shape of roofs are the climate and the materials available for roof structure and the outer covering. [4] The basic shapes of roofs are flat, mono-pitched, gabled, mansard, hipped, butterfly, arched and domed. There are many variations on these types.

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