Question

(b) Define Roof. Explain different types of roofs based upon their shape. Draw neat sketches of different forms of sloping roofs.

Answer 1

# A roof is the part of a building which cover the top of it, including all materials & Constructions necessary to suppost it on the walls of the building uprights, providing protection against sain, or on Sunlight , wind etc. A roof is part of the building envelope. their shape are 1 one. In #. Different type of roof based upon 1 Mansard Roofs in These are Constructed with four slopes. Each side of the home features two slopes. The lowest slope is steepen thon the than the upper Some instances, the uppen slope Conorot be seen from ground level. The roof's unique french aesthetic permits extra storage space top portion 'on of the house in Gambreal Roofs : These are not too much different from mansand roofs. The main differences are that the Grambreal style noots feature upoight Jable ends and have Dutch roots as Compared to the man sand's french at the roots.

Connects at (111) Hip Roof :- In these toof each side a flat section or Didge. This is most common Style of roof and tends to perform bettes in high wind areas. in a The action an Somose (iv) Butterfly Roof - A butte butterfly roof is Constructed of two tandem pieces that meet in the middle and are angled up V-shape. way the two pieces meet in onidse- give effect of a butterfly's wings in flight from exterios The midsection of the butterfly roof allows for rainwater to be collected doainage required (V) Shed Roof : A shed roof is a single sloping roof, Commonly set at a steep pitch. Also called a skillion roof pent roof, it eliminates Corners and low points on the walls, Creating abundant usable space is down at Center or a inside. sloping in (vi) Cable Roof – It consists of two roof sections opposite directions & placed such that the highest, horizontal edges omeet to form the soof ridge. The design of this type of roof is using rafters, roof tousses , purlins etc.

SHED GABLE HIP BUTTERFLY MANSARD GAMBREL (Dutch colonial)