Lexicon Roof types _____________________________________________________ Types of roof     Enclosed flat roof   Eaved flat roof   Mono-pitch roof     Lean-to roof   Butterfly/V roof   Clerestory roof     Saw-tooth roof   Gable/saddle roof   Hipped roof     Pyramid/pavilion roof   Jerkin head/hip gable roof   Gambrel/Dutch hip roof     Helm roof   Mansard roof   Monitor roof Drawings by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 38. Note that in America (and on Wikipedia) a Mansard roof is called a Gambrel Thatch roof Click for larger image Drawing by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 40. Slate roof Click for larger image Drawing by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 41. Corrugated iron roof Click for larger image Drawing by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 42. Corrugated iron roof cont. Click for larger image Drawing by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 43. Tiled roof Click for larger image Drawing by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 44. Tiled roof cont. Click for larger image Drawing by Frank Gaylard from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 45.