Floor Plan

Floor Plan

Roof Designs

HIP ROOF
         sheds rain well
         allows a large upstairs




Hip and Valley
        eves all around, shades walls
        having the shade rudeuces power use needed



Gablet Roof
          usually low piches
          low pitches not good in snow climates



Gambrel roof
        steep pitches allow more head room
        hard to manage





Winged Gable
          bad for hurricane regions
          end of roof pulled our, creates more shade




butterfly roof
     bad in snow climates
     easy to build




Shed roof
         Sheds weather well
         easy to build, generally one slope




mansard roof
          steeps sides
          doubled pitched




Jerkinhead Roof
         section of roof hiped for only part of its height
         forming a truncated gable on the wall below





Gable Roof
       simplest type of roof to create
       sheds weather well

Windows

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