Victorian Roof Shapes

Walls with irregular shapes were common features of victorian homes.

Victorian roof shapes. Whatever the roofing material you can add a little or a lot of interest. The most popular roof style may be the side gable because it s one of the easiest to build. Circular bell roof bell shaped ogee philibert de l orme roof. Asphalt shingles can also come in varying shapes and sizes for added victorian appeal and durability.

Conical roof or cone roof. Onion dome or rather an imperial roof. Victorian home floor plans. Complex roof lines became the rage as architects worked to create designs that would pull the eye to the top of the house.

The gable is the triangular siding area formed by the shape of the roof. New siding materials and ornate trim pieces gave way to fancier home designs. Historically also called a compass roof. For example asphalt shingles can come in scallop diamond and zig zag shapes.

Front gable roofs have the gable in the front of the house. When railroads reached the pacific northwest in the 1890s western red cedar rot resistant and abundant soon dominated the market across all house styles. 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. A knockout roof is truly a fitting cap to your restoration particularly of a victorian house.

Illustrations of common and simple roof shapes. 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. Compare with bell cast eaves. De l orme also used bow roofs see below.

Take chimney pots for example which have been common in britain and europe and are catching on here.