While the roof over your home serves one major function – protecting the structure and its contents from the elements – there is incredible variety in the architectural styles, materials used and methods of installing roofing systems.
Sundance Roofing specializes in the application of pitched-roof systems, for both residential and commercial structures. Our expertise with these materials and systems ensures your roof will not only be structurally sound, but aesthetically pleasing, increasing the value of your home. Please refer to the following information before meeting with any roofing contractor. And should you have any questions, please contact us at: info@sundanceroofing.com.
Some common roofing styles (click to zoom)
Gable: most common home roofing style, forms a triangular end with a ridge at the peak
Gambrel: very often referred to as a “barn” roof; features two different slopes on two sides, the lower slope steeper than the upper slope
Hip: a roof with sloping ends and sides
Mansard: a roof with two slopes on each of four sides, the lower slope steeper than the upper slope; named after the French architect Francois Mansard
Shed: a single sided roof, sloped to shed rain, snow and ice