Hip Roof With Gable Front Porch

The two roofs meeting that description are the hip and the flat roof.

Hip roof with gable front porch.

This is the option that i said in my last post was my favorite but it s pretty amazing to see it in an actual 3 d drawing rather than my sloppy cut and paste photoshopped version. Hip roofs have equal angled sides and are most often but not always found on cottage style homes. Let s talk about the pros and cons of each of the four most often used roofs. The primary roof is a hip roof.

A flat porch with a flat roof will also look great in a bungalow with a common hip roof. Hip roof with small gable above door the first drawing is the hip roof with the gable right above the front door. Pros of gable roofs. And that is why these are the most common rooflines you ll see on porch company porches.

The gable roof is loved for its vaulted ceiling and beautiful lines. Gable positioned over center of front porch gable positioned over front door hip roofs on two stories shed and gable roofs are not the only roofs in town. The gable portion accentuates the home s entrance. A round porch roof also offers a sophisticated appeal.

Take note there are many roof variations either for your front porch open porch or back porch. Front porch design idea 1. Gable roofs will easily shed water and snow provide more space for an attic or vaulted ceilings and allow more ventilation. Also known as pitched or peaked roof gable roofs are some of the most popular roofs in the us.

A gabled roof is a roof with two sloping sides that come together at a ridge creating end walls with a triangular extension called a gable at the top. Over the door in the middle is a gable portion within the hip roof. However ideal for two story homes as seen below. This restored nashville farmhouse has an open gable roof with gothic arches in the gable.

You can have a roof design that combines a mansard and shed roof.