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Roof types
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Types of roof
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| Enclosed flat roof | Eaved flat roof | Mono-pitch roof | ||
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| Lean-to roof | Butterfly/V roof | Clerestory roof | ||
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| Saw-tooth roof | Gable/saddle roof | Hipped roof | ||
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| Pyramid/pavilion roof | Jerkin head/hip gable roof | Gambrel/Dutch hip roof | ||
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| Helm roof | Mansard roof | Monitor roof |
Drawings 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
Drawings from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 40.
Slate roof
Drawings from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 41.
Corrugated iron roof
Drawings from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 42.
Corrugated iron roof cont.
Drawings from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 43.
Tiled roof
Drawings from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 44.
Tiled roof cont.
Drawings from: Fisher, Roger C. 1992. Visual Lexicon of the South African Dwelling. Cape Town: Unibook. p, 45.