There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house.
House a frame roof design.
An a frame house or other a frame building is an architectural house or building style featuring steeply angled sides that usually begin at or near the foundation line and meet at the top in the shape of the letter a.
Although the triangle shape of the a frame has been present throughout history it surged in popularity around the world from roughly the mid 1950s through the 1970s.
With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing.
This home design became popular because of its snow shedding capability and its cozy cabin feel.
It was during the post world war ii era that the a frame.
It s a very simple roof design and is inexpensive because the roof serves as both roof and walls.
The a frame is very easy to identify.
The modern a frame home was inspired by architect r m.
Roof framing is one of those carpenter skills that appears quite complicated and indeed some roof designs are difficult.
Schindler s design for a client which was erected as a cabin in lake arrowhead california in 1934.
It has an extruded a frame and a very interesting and unusual configuration.
It s steep pointed roof which extends all the way to the ground or close to the ground.
The allandale house is a cabin designed by william o brien jr.
The roof makes up much or all off the walls of the home.
An a frame ceiling can be open to the top rafters.
That s a simple low cost solution that can tie in well with the main house.
If you re adding to the gable end of the house the side wall that goes up to the roof s peak it s fairly easy to extend the existing roofline over the new space says curt schultz a realtor architect builder in pasadena calif.
A frame house plans recognizable throughout the world and present throughout history a frame homes feature angled side rooflines sloping almost to ground level.
Another common design in the northeast is the saltbox which is a gable roof with one longer side.
Near the top is a very steep pitch and near the upper walls of the home are a lower pitch though still fairly steep.
The interior reflects the same intriguing combination of minimalism and ingenuity.
Roofs are basically five types.
Two decades later postmodern america was gobsmacked by the effortless cool of andrew geller s sagaponack new york design of an a frame beach vacation home.
It may consist of a flat roof on top but the main design element is the multi pitch sloped in what is essentially a hip roof on top of another hip frame.
Shed gable hip gambrel and mansard.
While truss roofs are the most popular construction style today by some estimates truss roofs outnumber stick frame roofs two to one there are regions of the country where builders still prefer stick frame roofing.
