Gable Roof Over Front Door

Front porch design idea 1.

Gable roof over front door.

This design is often seen in colonial style houses. Use your template roof to measure and cut. Hip roof with small gable above door the first drawing is the hip roof with the gable right above the front door. This is the option that i said in my last post was my favorite but it s pretty amazing to see it in an actual 3 d drawing rather than my sloppy cut and paste photoshopped version.

Instructions determine how wide and deep you want your truss to be. After that you should fix the cornice board to the end sides of the ridge and the load bearing beams. Build the corbels out of 2x4s by screwing together l shapes and adding a 45 degree angled piece between them. Then load bearing roof beams fixed to the trusses are extended in the same way.

There are also false front gables which aren t real roofs but they are used for décor. A front gable roof is placed at the entrance of the house. Also identify what roof you ll be using as your pitch template. For the arrangement of the gable end overhang for the standard roof you lengthen the ridge beam beyond the facade for previously verified length using cut rafters.

A side gable is a basic pitched roof. A small cottage with a beautiful front yard garden and a gable roof with gorgeous trim covering a porch bennett frank mccarthy architects inc. It has two equal panels pitched at an angle meet at a ridge in the middle of a building. Add curb appeal and value to your home with the addition of a gable roof to your front porch.

A gable roof protects you from snow rain and excessive heat.