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Roof Framing
Roof framing is one of the important steps in construction.
Roof gives us shelter from sun and rain. Roofs have
many different shapes. Houses have gable, hipped,
mansard, and gambrel, flat and shed roofs. Roof shape
gives an architectural style for a house.
Roof framing can be simple or complex, depending on
the roof. Overhangs, hips and dormers add greatly
to the complexity of the framing. Gambrel and mansard
roofs offer more head height for attic rooms. Shed
roofs are usually the easiest type to connect to an
existing roof when adding-on.