Pro: Easy to Build. A simple gable roof is the easiest type of roof to build, as it has a very simplistic frame. Pro: Rain and Snow Resistance. A gable roof's simple two-slope design allows it to ...

Technically speaking, a dormer is a structural element that projects vertically from a building’s sloping roof plane to provide daylight, ventilation or additional headroom under the structural ...

To frame a gable roof, all you really need is a framing square that has crisp dimension markings on it as well as all the tables that one normally sees printed on the body of the square.

These types of small dormers are sometimes called “doghouse dormers,” because they are shaped somewhat similar to a doghouse with a gable roof. They have to be built well enough not to leak ...

There are several types of dormers, and it’s important to consider your options before you commit to one. A gable dormer, known for its colonial aesthetic, is a triangle-shaped dormer consisting ...

Nova Scotia–based MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has built several steel-clad gabled houses like the East Dover House, shown here, because the material blends in with cliffside landscapes ...