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Sometimes referred to as common rafters these inclined lengths of timber rise from the eaves at the bottom of the roof to the ridge apex at the top. Also known as pitched or peaked. The result of joining two or more gabled roof sections together forming a t or l shape for the simplest forms or any number of more complex shapes. Rafters support a pitched roof covering.

An external installation on the roof that uses the vent pipe system to prevent water seeping in and create damage. The result is easier access to the lower portion hipped of the roof with the added benefits of natural light and attic or bedroom space gable. Roof covering typically of flat and rectangular shapes and made of various materials such as slate wood flagstone plastic metal and composite materials. Gable ridged dual pitched peaked saddle pack saddle saddleback span roof.

The upper part of a side wall or flank wall usually triangular in shape that comes to a point at the ridge of a sloping roof. The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof. A simple roof design shaped like an inverted v.