Colonial House Roof

Front gable roofs have the roof ridge in line with the building s entrance.

Colonial house roof.

The cape cod style homes were a common home in the early 17th of new england colonists these homes featured a simple rectangular shape commonly used by colonists. Yellow and red 18th century colonial house on kennebec river. Navigate your pointer and click the picture to see the large or full size image. Made from local limestone the original house also had a red clay tiled roof that was typical of the biberschwanz or beaver tail flat tile roofs of bavaria in southern germany.

The dutch colonial revival amityville horror house in amityville new york has a gambrel roof. Then the roofline angles in the form a steeper pitch. Three storey white steep roof connecticut colonial circa. They also often have a dutch door a split door where the top and bottom halves can open separately.

Use this opportunity to see some galleries to give you inspiration we found these are artistic images. White colonial mansion in camden maine circa 1863 6. Wood shingle exterior colonial on large property circa 1840 9. An asymmetrical roof with one slight slope and one dramatic angle is known as a saltbox roof.

In its massing pitch and in the material you choose to cover it the roof is a big indicator of house style. Sometimes the roof has flared eaves that slope down to cover a porch. Dutch colonial houses feature brick and stone construction and chimneys on each side of the house. White colonial with red front door circa 1810 7.

Here are some pictures of the hip roof colonial house plans. Slate tiles slate tiles create a rustic style of roof which works well with the style of american colonial homes. The saltbox homes known for their steep roof among the back the house made for easy construction among colonists. This roofing material is durable and although colors are limited to dark shades of.

White colonial house on the river circa 1808 8. A gambrel roof is a gable roof with two pitches. This type of roof is commonly seen on colonial style homes but is an increasingly popular design for modern buildings. The lower section of the roof slopes gently up.

Cape cod and colonial revival architectural styles often make use of the saltbox roof which came about as a means of cheaply adding more living space on upper levels of the home. If you have a true colonial era house say a new england georgian or a gambrel roofed dutch colonial revival or a shingle style house better stick with wood shingles or a close modern approximation. Gable and valley roof. If you think this is a useful collection you can.