WorksheetsRoof Guide
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
A roof style with no visible pitch or slope to it.
(a)
A hip roof that has two pitches/slopes on all sides of the roof, with the lower pitch/slope being steeper than the upper pitch/slope.
(a)
Different types of gabled roof:
Slightly pitched gable
Moderate pitch gable
Steep pitch gable
Equal pitch slope
A roof style that has a low, single pitch/slope to it.
(a)
Most common home insurance claims:
Wind - 24%
Non-weather water - 20%
Hail - 16%
Weather Related - Water - 11%
Theft - 6%
Types of roof shape:
Simple/Standard
Elaborate Roof
Non-hinged Roof, MMH
Hinged Roof
A roof shape that can be a combination of different roof styles, which would create peaks and valleys. It can also indicate an excessive number of dormers built into a standard roof style.
(a)
A railed rooftop platform, typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea. A narrow walkway on the roof of a house.
(a)
Why is it called the Widow's Walk type of roof?
The name is said to come from the wives of mariners, who would watch for their spouses' return, often in vain as the ocean took their lives, leaving the women widows.
Wives die waiting in vain.
Name top 5 types of roof covers:
Shingles, Fiberglass
Shingles, Wood
Copper
Aluminum, Corrugated
Fiberglass
