Types of Roof Construction

High quality roof construction assures you and your family of a sturdy home designed to withstand the elements of ice, wind and snow. In addition, to providing protection, it defines your home with its own architectural style in your choice of colors and preferences based on roofing designs. Learn about types of roof construction for new home building.

Mansard

The mansard construction offers several flattering qualities to roofing design and is quite popular in France. This roofing style is constructed with double pitch and a top, which is flat. The first portion of the roof is extremely steep, while the second portion forms a slight angle. This type of roof construction is popular because it increases the amount of top floor area and attic space. Housing designs like this increase the size of the home on smaller property lots and save on higher costs of additional land. 

Gable

Gable-styled roofs are extremely popular because of their great looks. The roof is triangle in nature and positioned only on the top portion of the house with no overhang. This allows all sides of the home to be exposed and shows off elaborate stone, wood or brick siding.
You can personalize a gable styled roof with your selection of roofing materials including slate shingles, asphalt shingles, tiles, thatch or wood shingles.

Hipped

Hipped roof construction creates gradual sloping sides on each portion of the roofline and is not as steep as gable roofs. A home constructed with a square shape would have a roof resembling that of a pyramid with four gently sloping sides. 
The sloping roof sides of a hip roof make it one of the very best types of roof construction in regions with heavy winds and hurricanes. Since the roof style slopes downward, winds are more likely to push a roof down instead of forcing air currents underneath and ripping off the roof in a bad wind storm.