Photo Gallery of Roof Types
There are various types of roofs but they mainly fall into two categories: sloped roofs many of which are tied closely to a particular house style or geographic region; and flat roofs which are all very similar and mostly found in modern architecture and throughout the Southwest.

We recommend Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945 as a definitive guide to identifying roof types from before our country was founded to mid-century moderns.

Flat or low-sloped roof

Shed roof

Gable roof

Salt box roof

Gambrel roof

Gable dormer roof

Shed dormer roof

Hip roof

Mansard roof

