First you need to know the terminology of roofs.
Gable or shed roof for porch.
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Gables hips shed flat etc.
This cottage has an a frame roof.
I guess this is because gable and shed are often the roof styles you see on porches but not on a porch company porch.
Shed roofs are easy and fast to build do not need extensive flashing and have no ridges hips or valleys to contend with.
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Hip roofs can be an ideal solution for those wanting to add a porch to a ranch home.
A gable roof is probably the most versatile type of shed roof and the most common as it can handle any type of pitch.
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The open porch below has a combination shed gable roof.
This allows for expected rafter depth roof sheathing and 6 inches of clearance for flashing if instead the same porch were 24 feet wide the roof could have only a 2 7 12 pitch.
If the windows are 12 feet from deck level and the porch is 16 feet wide with 8 foot high walls the porch roof can have about a 4 12 gable pitch.
The gable portion accentuates the entrance to the home.
It most nearly matches most homes.
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The gable roof shed is also known as an a frame roof or cottage style.
This one looks more like a house which is something many people find attractive.
A gable roof has the same pitch on each side as well as the same length.
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A hip roof is designed so that all sides slope downwards to the walls usually with a fairly minimal slope.
You will more often see a hip or a flat roof on our porches.
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The porch below has a shed roof.
There are many different roof types such as.
By design they offer both width and depth that in many cases a gable or shed roof cannot.
When we meet with new clients most assume their options are a gable or shed roof.
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Shed style porch roof with gable roof over the front door it normally sits on a beam that has a different height to give it the required slope.
A hipped roof has no gables or other vertical sides.
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A saltbox shed is a gable that extends further incorporating a covered porch on the front or back.