Gable roof: A pitched roof having a gable at each end
Cross-gable: Two perpendicular gable roofs
Pediment: A triangular gable across a portico, door or window; any similar triangular decorative piece over a doorway, fireplace, etc.
Gable Roof -- A roof with a central ridge and one slope at each side.,
Greek Revival Style -- Mid-19th century revival of forms and ornament of architecture of ancient Greece.
Hipped Roof -- A roof with uniform slopes on all four sides.
Gable roof: A roof in which two opposite sides are supported by sloping rafters, the walls of the other two sides being extended upward in an inverted-V shape conforming to the slope of the rafters, is known as a gable roof.
gable roof
knee wall
A wall supported by jack studs in half- story construction.
gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end ...
see gable roof.
Plane
a surface on which a straight line joining any two of its points lies on that surface; in general, a flat surface.
Steeply pitched gable roofs
Lancet, pointed arches for openings and windows
Leaded and stained glass windows
Battlements and parapets
Pinnacles and finials
Rose- and clover-shaped windows
Gargoyles
Asymmetrical floor plans ...
Excellent example of "Carpenter Gothic" with vertical board-and-batten siding, steeply-pitched gable roof, pointed-arch windows, and decorated vergeboards under the eaves.
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applying thin mortar to a masonry wall with a coarse material such as hessian Balcony A cantilevered or bracketed platform projecting from a wall with access from an upper storey Bargeboard A sloping board fixed to the edge of a gable roof, ...
'ONTARIO COTTAGE' A modern term used to describe houses in Ontario from about 1830 to about 1870 if they are built with one-and-a-half storeys and have a gable roof featuring a gable over a dormer window; the later often with a round arch; ...
The low pitch of the gable roofs produced a squat triangular shape at each end of the building, the pediment, which was typically filled with sculptural decoration.
This New England Colonial style got its name because the sharply sloping gable roof that resembled the boxes used for storing salt. The step roofline often plunges from two and one-half stories in front to a single story in the rear.
Low pitched gable roof
Deep-set eaves
Horizontal, rambling layout: Long, narrow, and low to the ground
Rectangular, L-shaped, or U-shaped design
Large windows: double-hung, sliding, and picture
Sliding glass doors leading out to patio ...
Coming up the drive, you will notice a large front porch or wraparound porch with the door centered, second-floor dormer windows and a gable roof that often runs parallel to the main road.
These picturesque country cottages are distinguished by pointed arched windows which are combined with towers, steep gable roofs, lacy bargeboard, verandas, and bay and oriel windows.
Hipped or low-pitched gable roofs with broad eaves extending well beyond the walls
Inconspicuous entrances
Bands of casement windows with defined vertical detailing
Clerestory windows
Center broad, flat chimney ...
The style was identified with low-pitched gable roofs, usually facing the street, with wide, unenclosed eave overhangs, exposed roof rafters, decorative beams and braces commonly added under gables, ...
Here is another classic five bay Georgian house with a high gable roof and two chimneys. This could be a later Georgian house judging from the sash windows that are six-over six meaning that the glass panes are larger than in earlier houses.
medium or steeply pitched gable roof or hip roof
often featuring central pedimented porch [portico]
centre door accented by rectangular transom and sidelights ...
PEDIMENT A triangular space created by a front facing gable roof, often seen in Classical Revivial style buildings.
PENDANT An ornamental piece of wood or metal hanging down from a porch, cornice or bracket.
Gambrel Roof - A gable roof each slope of which is broken into a lower steeper slope and an upper flatter one.
jerkin head roof/clipped gable - a gable roof, truncated or clipped at the apex.
lantern - An upright structure on a roof or dome for letting in light and air or for decoration ...
Exteriors could be any style, with typical features including irregular massing, low-slope gable roofs with wide eaves and exposed rafters, projecting beam ends or knee braces supporting bargeboards, porches with square-tapered columns or piers, ...
DORMER: a vertical window and window box that projects from a sloping roof, has its own roof, most commonly a pedimental or gable roof. (IMAGE)
DOUBLE HUNG: referring to a window with two vertical sliding sashes, one over the other. (IMAGE) ...
bargeboard - fancy, wooden ornately carved scrollwork, attached to and hanging down under the eaves of the projecting edge of a gable roof
baseboard (skirting board) - interior finish trim hiding the wall and floor junction ...
pediment:A triangular space above a window or entrance. Originally the triangular space was formed by the end of a gable roof and later was used decoratively ...
Originally the triangular space was formed by the end of a gable roof and later was used decoratively; Low-pitched gable over porticos, doors, windows. Peel: A small tower; typically, a fortified house on the border Pellet: Circular boss.
 See also: Gable, Architecture, House, Brick, Pitch
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