Roofing Designs
When it comes to
roof designs,
there are two
main styles that
are being used
nowadays:
straight roofing
styles,
including
pitched,
skillion and
hipped and
curved roofing
styles, that can
be cranked,
convex, old
gothic and
sandwich.
Should one
choose steel as
a building
material for the
roof, there is a
large variety of
designs
available, as
steel is very
versatile.
For example,
when speaking
about straight
roofs, pitched
ones are the
roofs whose
sloping sections
are designed to
meet at a peak
in the middle of
the structure.
But if you
choose a pitched
roof, that is
the way most
roofs are built,
you most not
forget about the
drainage along
the bottom of
each section.
Another type of
roof is the
hipped one,
which is also a
pitched roof,
with the single
difference that
it has more than
two sections
that meet each
other at 'hips'.
If you need to
imagine how such
a hipped roof
may look like,
think of an
L-shaped roof
and you will
need no further
explanation.
Skillon roofs is
different from
the pitched
roofs, as it is
made of a single
continuous piece
of steel. It is
a single section
roof, that can
be made at a
very shallow
angle, as low as
one degree to
the horizontal.
Now, getting to
the curved
roofing style,
we must start
with the cranked
roofs. They are
made of a single
piece of steel
with a curve on
top. You can
surely see the
difference from
the pitched
roofs. This type
of roofs allows
the building of
cavernous attics
or high ceilings
under the roofs,
thus gaining
more space for
the owner of the
house.
I will continue
with the old
gothic style
roof. An old
gothic roof
makes use of
both a concave
and convex curve
in the one steel
sheet. Convex
roofs are also
included in the
curved roofing
style and
obviously have a
convex shape!
Sandwich roofs
have two skins
of steel glued
onto a
polystyrene
core: one skin
for the roof and
another for the
internal
ceiling, thus
providing for
insulation.
So, now that you
have become a
bit familiar
with the types
of roofs you can
choose from,
deciding for the
perfect one is
not so difficult
a task anymore.
The roof you
settle for must
only meet your
demands and it's
a done thing!
Just keep on
looking until
you are
perfectly happy.
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