The gable roof, also called a saddle roof, has two planes. To measure, multiply the length times the width of each plane, then add together.
Neither is "better" in terms of usefulness or structural efficiency. Hip and gable are primarily responses to design needs. A hip roof is slightly stronger than a gable.
The end of a roof when it is formed into a shape intermediate between a gable and a hip; the gable rises about halfway to the ridge, resulting in a truncated shape, the roof being inclined backward from this level.
Yes. Gable is great for a Bay.
Gable is the normally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable & how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns.
A cable., The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like., The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side., A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.
A gable is a type of roof used in architecture. Specifically, a gable room is shaped as an upside down "V". A dutch gable roof is a modified version of the same style roof.
If the gable is formed by the two slopes and a horizontal line, it is called a gable roof.
No.
The top of a gable form roof is the peak. This is the tip of the gable and running back along along the rest of the roof it forms the high point of the whole roof which is called the ridgeline. Some gable roofs have a finial, or decorative spike, at the peak of the gable.
a hip roof is stronger than a gable roof because it braces itself and cannot move from side to side.
The end of a roof when it is formed into a shape intermediate between a gable and a hip; the gable rises about halfway to the ridge, resulting in a truncated shape, the roof being inclined backward from this level.
Neither is "better" in terms of usefulness or structural efficiency. Hip and gable are primarily responses to design needs. A hip roof is slightly stronger than a gable.
Are you thinking about a "gable"?
Labor cost for hip roof would be more then gable. Materials are about the same. Hip roof cost slightly more.
Gables in House ConstructionA gable on a house is the triangular end of a house with a pitched or angled roof. The number of gables on a house depends on the construction of the roof; the standard "box-shaped" house with a non-hip roof will have 2 gables. A gable can also refer to the wall containing the gable end as defined above.Also note that this type of pitched or angled roof is also known as a "gable roof."Gable is my last name so how is that possoble?
Yes. Gable is great for a Bay.
Gables in House ConstructionA gable on a house is the triangular end of a house with a pitched or angled roof. The number of gables on a house depends on the construction of the roof; the standard "box-shaped" house with a non-hip roof will have 2 gables. A gable can also refer to the wall containing the gable end as defined above.Also note that this type of pitched or angled roof is also known as a "gable roof."Gable is my last name so how is that possoble?