The main roof forms in houses of a single range are: gabled, gambrel, hipped, half-hipped and mansard
Subsidiary terms
A*) Hipped roof B) Half-hipped roof
a*) Lath b) Dragon beam c) Dragon tie d) Hip rafter e) Jack rafter f) Hip g) Pentice h) Gable i) Catslide roof over outshut j) Verge rafter k) Valley rafter
l) Scotched rafter foot m) Scotched rafter foot (with extended rafter) n) Birdsmouthed rafter foot p) Rafter hole
B) Gambrel roof with typical construction details C) Mansard roof with typical construction details
d) Shaped principal of gambrel roof (Gambrel principal)