Hip Roof, or Hipped Roof
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HIP ROOF: locally known as a COTTAGE ROOF; a roof with four pitched sides, the line where two slopes of a roof meet is called a hip. (IMAGE) ...
Hip Roof - A roof which has four sloping sides that meet at four hips or at four hips and a ridge.
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Increment - The amount by which a varying quantity increases between two of its stages.
Hip roof: A roof in which all four sides are supported by rafters which slope down to the top plates of the walls is known as a hip (or hipped) roof. Hip roofs are common on Georgian and Federal houses, particularly high-style examples.
hip roof: a roof with sloping ends instead of verticle ends and sloping sides that meet at a ridge.
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hip roof, hipped roof - a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides ...
Hip roof - a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls
Hyphen - possibly from an older term "heifunon"[2] - a structural section connecting the main portion of a building with its projecting "dependencies" or wings.
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High hip roofs and cylindrical or polygonal towers or turrets with conical roofs emulate forms derived from the chateaus, manors, and farmhouses of northwestern and central France.
low pitched hip roof
wide eaves with prominent decorative brackets
round-headed window and door openings as decorative accents ...
Side-gabled or hip Roof: moderate or varied pitch,
Slight eave overhang, boxed with modillions, dentils, or other classical moldings
round fanlight or elliptical fanlight with sidelights at doors
six- or eight- panel door ...
The L shape plan, hip roof and central tower with large veranda can be seen in A.J. Downing's Cottage Residences (1840). This plan was used in many Italian Villas throughout Ontario.
Identifying features of the style include low-pitched hip roofs, usually covered with ceramic tiles; wide boxed eaves that commonly contain large decorative brackets; symmetrical facade, ...
Italianate houses are usually cube-shaped with shallow hip roofs that often appear flat.
Spire - A slender elongated hip roof to (usually, a church) tower tapering to an acute point, either timber framed and clad, or stone.
term for a late 19th to mid 20th century type of small house characterized by materials that express their natural state, interconnected interior spaces, low, broad form, and lack of applied ornamentation; often has a low-pitched gable or hip roof ...
Mansard Roof - A hip roof in which each face has two slopes, the lower one steeper than the upper.
Modillion - A small ornamental bracket, usually scroll-shaped at an eave.
The rafter at the corner of a hip roof.
hipped roof
A roof with slopes on all four sides. The "hips" are the lines formed when the slopes meet at the corners.
a peaked gable often found at the top of a hip roof, sometimes louvred for ventilation.
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French Provincial
Balance and symmetry define the French Provincial style, which has a steep hip roof.
Shingle
An American style that echoes Queen Anne, it has unadorned doors and large porches.
Gable- A type of roof similar to a hip roof but with gables forming the top part of the end slopes.
The parallel chord truss or flat truss gets its name from its parallel top and bottom chords. It is often used for floor construction. A combination of the two is a truncated truss, used in hip roof construction.
 See also: Hip, Architecture, House, Gable, Brick
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