Different Types Of Roofs

    Our products page has short descriptions about the  products we have been using on the different types of roof repairs or installations. Communication with manufacture's Representatives in regards to their roofing products helps to keeps PJD ahead of the competition. There are many different types of roofing products. The type or style of roof you have will determine what type of materials can be used to keep the elements out.

PJD is accustomed to working with all the different types of roofs whether it be a roof repair or new installation, or tear-offs.

Different Roof types are:

Hip with cross gables - A central hip with crossing gables will also have valleys

Hip and gable or Dutch hip roof - A combination hip and gable where the hip ends partially up the gable.

 

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Pyramid or hip roof - A roof built on a square or rectangle with base with eaves of the same length.  Side opposites each other will be the same size. See hip roofs below

Gambrel roof - A gable type roof with breaks in the planes commonly found on barns

Gambrel roof 

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Gable - Two pitched roofs, back to back, forming a triangular roof. The side’s opposites each other may or may not be the sane size the ridge doesn’t need to be centered it then becomes a salt box roof

          Gable roof           

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Shed - A roof that starts at the eaves of the existing roof and continues at a lower pitch. Most patio covers are shed roofs

   Shed roof  

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Hip on gable - A partial hip starts the lower section usually about half way up. The roof then transforms into a small gable roof. It looks like a gable roof sitting on top of a hip roof 

Cross gable roof - Pairs of gable roofs set a right angle to each other. Dormers often create cross gable roofs. The cross appears when looking down into the roof

Mansard - A couple planed hip roof. Very steep on the sides the sides are used as walls with a hip roof sitting on top. Looks like a hip roof sitting on top of a gambrel roof. The hip roof section on the top usually is a 4/12 pitch although some are steeper.

Kicked eaves or partridge tail roof - A roof where the plane near the eaves is "kicked" to give a visor effect

Hip roof - A gable roof with the ends brought together at the same pitch as the rest of the roof.

Hip Roof       

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Salt box roof - Shed roof built onto a gable roof at the same pitch and width.

FLAT ROOF - A single plane that is pitched at a low angle to shed water 1/12 pitch