ROOF TYPES
 
Bonnet:



Cross gabled: often used for Tudors and Cape Cods



Front gabled: Used for Cape Cods and Colonials



Gambrel: Either front- or side-faced; used in Dutch Colonials



Hipped: Used in 1 and 2- stories and four square bungalows


Mansard: Often found in French colonial and Ranch styles


Pavilion-hipped: Featured in Cape Cod, Colonial, and Ranch styles



Side-gabled:


Salt Box: Featured in two-story colonials; common in the eastern United States


 



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