2 lean to roofs simple.
Traditional cut roof design.
The sizes of lean to roofs can vary considerably.
They span from the wallplate to the ridge board providing a platform for the underlay battens and tiles.
This reflects the weatherproofing requirements of older roofing materials like thatch and peg tiles.
Traditional cut roof design.
The rafters are the main load bearing elements of the roof.
Near the top is a very steep pitch and near the upper walls of the home are a lower pitch though still fairly steep.
A half hipped roof is almost identical to a simple hip roof design but instead the two sides of the roof are shortened creating eaves at the either side of the house.
The overall construction of a traditional cut roof is to ensure that the load of the roof is evenly transmitted to the walls below.
A cut roof this is the traditional method of cutting the timber on site and building up the roof using rafters ridge boards joists and purlins etc the exact details being determined by the size of roof size of timbers etc.
A truss roof using factory made trusses which are delivered to site complete and just erected.
It may consist of a flat roof on top but the main design element is the multi pitch sloped in what is essentially a hip roof on top of another hip frame.
By providing two opposite lean to roofs a roof with a centre valley can be formed.
A roof is an integral part of a building and people try to personalise the roof designs to achieve optimum architectural splendour.
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This type of roof provides more options for extending the loft and installing windows allowing a greater amount of natural light into the room.
Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof.
Not only is the volume large enough to convert into living space but the structure can generally be easily altered.
A hip roof design refers to a roof where the roof sides slope downwards from a middle peak with the rafter ends meeting the exterior walls of the house.
Every member of a traditional cut roof is individually cut and assembled on site.
If you are planning an extension or a new build and would like to build in the provision for a future loft conversion or would simply like to construct a cut roof then please complete the below form and an engineer will get back to you shortly to discuss your requirement.
Poorly constructed roofs endanger the people living in a building so you need to make the roof compatible to the rest of the building in a well engineered style.
Lean to roofs are very common.
Traditional or cut roof.
3 lean to roofs less common.
Traditional cut roofs 1 introduction.
