Roof pitch or slope is measured in a vertical to horizontal ratio.
Gabil roof configuration.
It contains no gables.
Unlike these other roof styles gables can have not only a ridge vent but also gable vents hey go figure and intake ventilation such as soffit vents.
They may end at the walls or extend past past them.
The style most favored by young artists when drawing a house it features a triangle shape created by two sloping faces of the roof meeting at the top ridge.
The most familiar type of gable roof has roof decks of equal sizes that extend to the side walls.
Because of their simple layout having a properly ventilated roof is easier when you have a gable roof opposed to other roof styles like a hip mansard or gambrel roofs.
Gables can also adorn dormer windows and porches.
The lower plane has a much steeper pitch than the upper often approaching vertical.
The opposite arrangement to the half hipped roof.
Determine the pitch you want for your roof.
If you re looking for a classic silhouette for your home a gable roof is a sure bet.
A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable wall at the top and hipped lower down.
When the latter is the case builders usually cover the underside of the part of the roof that extends with soffit boards.
Steeper roofs require more materials to build.