Roof Styles For Small Houses

The rough texture and muted color of the cedar shingle siding and detailed gables on this ranch style house are complemented by the roof s gray brown shingles.

Roof styles for small houses.

Use a cross gable to accent different areas of the home such as the garage porch or dormers. Gable roof the gable roof is the most commonly built roof both in tiny and standard houses. It s also known as a cross gable roof since the home has a cross footprint. Interestingly you can mix and match roof styles when building a gable and valley roof designs for a cross footprint home.

A front gable roof is placed at the entrance of the house. It s smart to choose a color and material that blend. For a start there are no tricky gable end spaces to try and navigate when opening up the upper levels in flat roof houses plus you can use the roof itself as an outdoor terrace which will be a. The gable and valley roof is a very popular roof design.

It s often seen in cape cod and tudor styles houses. As the name implies a truly flat roof would have no pitch which could lead to the obvious problem of rainwater pooling up and creating a stagnant spa area for mosquitoes bacteria mold etc. Although it is simple to build it does not utilize space efficiently for a tiny home dweller. It s an excellent roof design for homes with separate wings.

Gently sloping roofs on ranch houses make the rooftop less noticeable.