One Side Slope Roof

Mono pitched roof shed skillion lean to roof.

One side slope roof.

The design is traditional and comes from colonial times. This is intended to cover an additional portion to the width of the frame. Sometimes the shorter slope is less pitched than the longer side. Photography by george oakley.

The workhorse of colonial america the familiar saltbox is a building that features a long pitched roof on one side similar to the lid on a salt storage box. Parkcity design builddesigned this wood clad housein utah. Their attractiveness traces to the desire to make a two story building function as a one story building to reduce the tax bill. It also is often used on dormers extensions built on a basic roof to provide more light or space inside.

It has the upper ridge at the peak 2 slopes on each side and the added characteristic of one side s slope being noticeably longer. A roof that slopes in only one direction is called a shed or pent style. The sloped roof on this modern house is angled backwards to maximize natural light inside while enabling snow and rain to drain off at the back. A pitch over 9 12 is considered a steep slope roof between 2 12 and 4 12 is considered a low slope roof and less than 2 12 is considered a flat roof.