A roof that is pitched off horizontal to allow the runoff of water, snow, or ice.
it called the saltbox
Viking houses were one-story buildings with slanted roofs. The roof was covered with shingles or straw. This form that creates a sculptural architecture.
The velarium
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To add an addition onto a house of any kind with a hip roof, the addition roof must be shorter than the rest. The hip roof goes all the way down to the eaves.
To shed snow.
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it called the saltbox
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Sloping roofs are self-draining from rain and snow, and less likely to leak.
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A roof with only two sloping surfaces and gables at each end is called a gable roof.
Full length of the roof line is called a Dutch Dormer.
Anywhere there is a lot of snow fall. A flat roof will cave in under the weight of significant snowfall.
Assam has very heavy rainfall every year. To avoid accumulation of water on the roof tops, houses have sloping roofs