Victorian Roof Shapes

Front gable roofs have the gable in the front of the house.

Victorian roof shapes.

The most popular roof style may be the side gable because it s one of the easiest to build. While asphalt roofs weren t used during the victorian period they can be made to resemble victorian style roofing such as wood shakes or slate. Take chimney pots for example which have been common in britain and europe and are catching on here. After 1840 stationary and portable mills produced the sawn shingles common for queen anne and shingle style houses of the victorian period often stained in greens or earth tones.

Asphalt shingles can also come in varying shapes and sizes for added victorian appeal and durability. A knockout roof is truly a fitting cap to your restoration particularly of a victorian house. Whatever the roofing material you can add a little or a lot of interest. The gables on this house face the sides so the slope of the roof is in the front and back.

New siding materials and ornate trim pieces gave way to fancier home designs. Onion dome or rather an imperial roof. Compare with bell cast eaves. When railroads reached the pacific northwest in the 1890s western red cedar rot resistant and abundant soon dominated the market across all house styles.

Walls with irregular shapes were common features of victorian homes. Circular bell roof bell shaped ogee philibert de l orme roof. Carved brackets at the eaves were common. Victorian home floor plans.

For example asphalt shingles can come in scallop diamond and zig zag shapes. The gable is the triangular siding area formed by the shape of the roof. Historically also called a compass roof. De l orme also used bow roofs see below.

Roof shapes became steeper in victorian homes.