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  2. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Bonnet roof: A reversed gambrel or Mansard roof with the lower portion at a lower pitch than the upper portion. Monitor roof: A roof with a monitor; 'a raised structure running part or all of the way along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof.'

  3. Roof pitch - Wikipedia

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    Display of roof pitches 1:12 through 18:12 A roof made of thatch, one of the oldest roofing materials, needs a steep pitch to drain properly Some types of stone roof have a very restrictive roof pitch, which can lead to leaking Working on roofs with pitches too steep for safety requires a staging of scaffolding boards secured with roof brackets A pitch gauge measuring the slope of an asphalt ...

  4. Roof - Wikipedia

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    The construction of a roof is determined by its method of support and how the underneath space is bridged and whether or not the roof is pitched. The pitch is the angle at which the roof rises from its lowest to its highest point. Most US domestic architecture, except in very dry regions, has roofs that are sloped, or pitched. Although modern ...

  5. Thatching - Wikipedia

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    A roof pitch of at least 50 degrees allows precipitation to travel quickly down slope so that it runs off the roof before it can penetrate the structure. Thatch is also a natural insulator, and air pockets within straw thatch insulate a building in both warm and cold weather.

  6. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    A warm roof is a roof that is not ventilated, [9] where the insulation is placed in line with the roof pitch. [10] A hot roof is a roof designed not to have any ventilation and has enough air-impermeable insulation in contact with the sheathing to prevent condensation [ 11 ] such as when spray foam insulation is applied directly to the under ...

  7. Monitor (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    An example of a monitor roof. These roofs may extend the length of the building. Monitor on the Whitehouse-Crawford Planing Mill in Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.. A monitor in architecture is a raised structure running along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof.

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