Maryland roofingcontractors can offer advice on the type of roof that you should install on your house. They are experienced in the installation and can match the type of roof to the architectural style of the house. The roof of the home has to be aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. In general there are three main types of roof designs – flat, gable and hip. However, there are adaptations of all three that can be found in the Cape Cod style, the Art-Deco and the regency roof designs.
Flat Maryland roofing styles
The Maryland roofing style called the flat roof is essentially the same as its name. The eaves are part of the roof and the whole structure meets the walls of the house in a horizontal manner. In one variation of this style, the eaves hang out over the walls and are an extension of the roof. There is another variation of the flat roof in which there is a parapet around perimeter of the roof. It looks like a box structure, but its purpose is to act as a protective barrier for the roof of the home.
Triangular pieces in gabled Maryland roofing
In Maryland roofing, a gable roof has triangular pieces one each end that meet with the slopes of the roof. The actual roof is in two pieces that meet in the middle so that you can only see one side of the roof from the front or back and you are unable to see the gabled sides. This is the common roofing style for a ranch house. The roof of a split level home may have two gable roofs so that you do see at least one of the ends when you look at the house from the street or from the backyard.
Maryland roofing contractors can handle hip roofs too
The hip roof is the most complicated of the three styles to build, but Maryland roofing contractors are well able to meet the challenge. In this design there are four slopes to the roof – each of the four sides of the house has a slope. In some places this style is called a bell roof. The difference between a hip roof and a gable roof is that the slope of a hip roof is not as steep. All the slopes meet in the middle giving the roof the look of a pyramid.
In general the blueprints of your home do have the shape and size of the roof included. You can discuss the roof and any changes you want to make to the blueprints or to the existing roof on your home with the Maryland roofing contractor you choose to hire. You should make sure that the roof style will actually look good on your home, so to get a glimpse of what it will look like you should actually draw it out on paper first. It will be too late if you decide you don’t like the roof after you have paid for the Maryland roofing project.
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