Gable the upper part of a side wall or flank wall usually triangular in shape that comes to a point at the ridge of a sloping roof.
Roof corner na es.
The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof.
Quoins are dressed stone or wood more finished or worked over to catch the eye.
There are many different types of roof vents that come in various shapes and sizes.
Roof shapes differ greatly from region to region.
Roof vent this type of vent is located on the roof itself.
Horizontal line at the top of the roof.
Ridge vent this vent is placed along the roof ridge which is the peak of the roof that runs horizontally.
Gable vent a vent located in the gable area of the wall.
The main factors which influence the shape of roofs are the climate and the materials available for roof structure and the outer covering.
Roof terminology is also not rigidly defined.
A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it.
Quoin quoin which means corner in french is a feature usually decorative found on the corner of a structure s exterior.
The shape of the roof is said to mimic the slant lid storage box that colonists used for salt a common mineral used to preserve food in colonial new.
A saltbox roof is distinctive and characterized by an overly long and extended roof in the back of the house often on the north side to protect interiors from harsh new england winter weather.
The edge of a roof which runs from eaves to ridge at a gable.