Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 164
Fig. 166. Hip Roof with Ridge employed. The mansard roof is shown in Fig. 165. It bears a closerelation to the so-called hip roof. Hip Roof. The hip roof also slopes from all four walls towardthe center, but not so steeply as does the mansard roof. It isusually brought to a point or a ridge at the… … 167. Hip Roof with Deck if this type of roof is employed it is usually done with the idea ofsacrificing the attic space and doing without the rooms under theroof for the sake of the exterior appearance. Valley Roof. In Fig. 168 is shown a very simple form of whatis known as a valley roof. It is a…
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