Colonial House Roof Design

A gambrel roof is a gable roof with two pitches.

Colonial house roof design.

If you think this is a useful collection you can. Then the roofline angles in the form a steeper pitch. The dutch colonial revival amityville horror house in amityville new york has a gambrel roof. Instead of wood the dutch colonial will be made of brick or stone and have a distinctive gambrel roof.

The information from each image that we get including set of size and resolution. See the rest of this home. The right roof is more than icing on the cake when it comes to architecture. That would be slate.

Above is a very classic british colonial style house in nantucket ma a really great place to visit btw. Here are some pictures of the hip roof colonial house plans. Notice the steep gabled roof abruptly ending eaves exterior shutters and the symmetrical rectangle design all elements of british colonial architecture in the usa. Dutch colonial house plans are easy to spot by their gambrel roof with two different slopes shallow and then steep when you think of a classic barn shape you probably picture a gambrel roof.

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. Use this opportunity to see some galleries to give you inspiration we found these are artistic images. Next is the dutch colonial design found primarily in today s states of new york and new jersey. Navigate your pointer and click the picture to see the large or full size image.