Beautiful Roof Types

This roof style probably speaks for itself. If you don’t want to have a peak on your roof at all, then you just leave it flat.

However, this style of roof is usually common where you don’t get a lot of snow because it would obviously be too heavy for the roof. So you’ll want to consider your climate before going with this style of roof.

We use skillion roofs on most of our sheds and plan to use this type of roof on our extension to our goat barn.

But a lot of people will use this style of roof on their homes too. You basically start at the highest point on your home and come straight downward. It is great for ridding the roof of any rain or snow. We use this style of roof to collect rain water.

Gable is probably the most common roof used on houses. It starts at the peak of the house and then slants down.

So if you like the traditional style of a roof, then this would be the one for you. Especially if you live in a climate where you get a lot of rain or snow.

Gambrel roofs are very commonly seen on barns. It has a slope that comes down from the peak of the roof to a certain point.

Then the slope continues on down from the middle point to the bottom of where the roof stops on the house.

Well, if you answered yes to either of those questions, then you might want to tune in. Were you aware that there are many different roof styles to choose from? Did you know that there are almost as many roofing material options to choose from?