The most popular roof style may be the side gable because it s one of the easiest to build.
Full garrison style roof.
We purchased our 1960 s garrison colonial in a boston suburb in late 2014.
A garrison is an architectural style of house typically two stories with the second story overhanging in the front.
The distinguishing characteristic is the 2nd story overhang in the front.
The gables on this house face the sides so the slope of the roof is in the front and back.
This style is distinguished by a second story overhanging the long side of the house and below that overhang there are sometimes found a set of four decorative carvings such as pineapples or acorns.
The garrison style is a two story building with an overhanging jetty.
The gable is the triangular siding area formed by the shape of the roof.
This style also improves the look of the roof providing a more unique and interesting design than the very common simple hip roof.
The hip roof is the most commonly used roof style in north america after the gabled roof.
It is rectangular with two stories.
Nov 5 2013 the origins of the garrison home can be traced back to england where this style of house was called a two story english overhang because the second story overhangs the first.
The garrison colonial house is representative.
It is a variant of the colonial revival style and is most commonly seen in the north.
Dutch colonial house plans are easy to spot by their gambrel roof with two different slopes shallow and then steep when you think of a classic barn shape you probably picture a gambrel roof.
A hip roof or a hipped roof is a style of roofing that slopes downwards from all sides to the walls and hence has no vertical sides.
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Adam federal style house plans a later development feature low pitched roofs and more decorative detail.
This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the.
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It is rectangular with two stories.
The traditional ornamentation is four carved drops pineapple strawberry or acorn shape below the overhang.