Gable And Butterfly Roof

In a gable roof you begin with a traditional triangle sloped roof but one gable is slightly longer and melds into an extension of the house with a flat roof.

Gable and butterfly roof.

Low pitch butterfly roofs are characterized by having a slope of less than 30 degrees and a marina roof has a slightly rounded convex center with two upward facing eaves. Sharp gable roofs are a characteristic of the gothic and classical greek styles of architecture the opposite or inverted form of a gable roof is a v roof or butterfly roof. A butterfly roof is in essence an inverted gable roof. However one benefit of the butterfly roof is you end up with tall ceilings on two sides of the home.

Butterfly roofs also allow for larger windows bringing in more natural light and pv solar panels are. The home shown here has a butterfly roof. It s a mid century modern whimsical version of the gable roof except it s upside down. Shaped like a butterfly s wings a butterfly roof dips down in the middle and slopes upward at each end.

It resembles a butterfly s wings hence the suggestive name. Sharp gable roofs are a characteristic of the gothic and classical greek styles of architecture. Sharp gable roofs are a characteristic of the gothic and classical greek styles of architecture the opposite or inverted form of a gable roof is a v roof or butterfly roof. Basic gable roofs can use all types of roofing materials including but not limited to asphalt shingles cedar shingles or shakes slate and clay or concrete tiles especially if you are building a standard or basic gable roof.

Gable style is also used in the design of fabric structures with varying degree sloped roofs dependent on how much snowfall is expected. It has a v shape and it slopes down from opposing edges towards the middle either symmetrical or not. It s rather odd looking roof design and is not used much. Butterfly roofs are associated with mid century modernism.