Pitched with gable ends [RSH2]

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Details: Written by: admin; Category: terms; Published: 13 March 2023; Hits: 1755

The roof is pitched (sloped) on two sides up to a central ridge. At each end of the roof, i.e. the other two sides, there is a vertical gable. Gable is a triangular wall between the roof wedges.

Pitched roof with gable walls (shown in white colour), Chile (S. Brzev)

RSH2_Nepal_ Schildkamp_1

Pitched roofs, Nepal (M. Schildkamp)