Uniform regal and unobtrusive most architects select a plain style of slate roofing that compliments a.
Unusual roof shapes.
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They stand high on wooden piles topped with a layered split bamboo roof shaped in a sweeping curved arc and they are incised with red black and yellow detailed wood carvings on the exterior walls.
A dormer is more an addition to an existent roof.
Though previously for the 4 sloped roof aka hip roof we depicted that as a pyramid roof.
It is a window and a roof gabled hipped flat among others protruding from the existing slope of the roof.
A butterfly roof is also eco friendly.
They re trickier to build but a curved roof will definitely set your house apart from the neighbors and it can lend some subtle shape to the inside ceiling as well.
The unique slope of a butterfly roof provides efficient snow and rainwater management.
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In fact hip roofs are an excellent choice for both snowy and high wind regions.
He also added gargoyles and restored other elements of the church to its original gothic style.
A functional dormer creates usable space out of the roof adding natural light and headroom.
Tongkonan are the center of torajan social life.
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The word tongkonan comes from the torajan tongkon to sit.
The roof s bright teal orange red green tiles make intricate patterns on the rooftop including flowers chevrons and crosses.
However one benefit of the butterfly roof is you end up with tall ceilings on two sides of the home.
Thanks to the inward slope of these four sides hip roofs are sturdier more stable and can last longer than gable roofs.
Although more common than many of the other styles on this list this style is a textured tweak on.
The butterfly roof is an inverted gable roof.
The valley in the midsection of the roof allows collection of rainwater making this roof type ideal for high drought areas.
This is an interesting v shaped roof made of two tandem pieces angled on the outside.
That is a sub variation of hip style but is actually unusual.
Inverted curve roof a traditional curved roof slopes down toward the ground but this hyper modern curved roof bends up toward the sky.
Hip roofs have four sides with slopes of equal length that come together at the top forming a ridge.