A gambrel roof is a gable roof with two pitches.
Colonial house roof design.
Notice the steep gabled roof abruptly ending eaves exterior shutters and the symmetrical rectangle design all elements of british colonial architecture in the usa.
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Next is the dutch colonial design found primarily in today s states of new york and new jersey.
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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.
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The dutch colonial revival amityville horror house in amityville new york has a gambrel roof.
Then the roofline angles in the form a steeper pitch.
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The lower section of the roof slopes gently up.
The right roof is more than icing on the cake when it comes to architecture.
While many colonial homes feature two stories especially farmhouses you ll also find many one story designs and even those with one and a half stories traditional to cape cod designs.
Instead of wood the dutch colonial will be made of brick or stone and have a distinctive gambrel roof.
Above is a very classic british colonial style house in nantucket ma a really great place to visit btw.
If you have a true colonial era house say a new england georgian or a gambrel roofed dutch colonial revival or a shingle style house better stick with wood shingles or a close modern approximation.
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