1) Gamble roof- A gamble roof is a roof with two sloping sides and a gable at each end.
2) Gambrel roof- A gambrel roof is a roof with two sides, each which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
3)Hip roof- A roof with the ends inclined, as well as the sides.
4)Saltbox roof- A building with a long pitched roof that slopes down to the back.
5)Mansard roof- A mansard roof is a roof that has four sloping sides, each becomes steeper half way down.
6)Shed roof- A shed roof refers to a style of architect that makes use of planar angled roofs.
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
1)Bay window- A window built outward to protect outward from an outside wall.
2)Casement window- A window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges.
3)Clapboard- A long flat piece of wood with edges horizontally overlapping in series, used to cover the outer walls of buildings.
4)Dormer- A window that protects vertically from a sloping roof.
5)Eaves-The part of a roof the meets or overhangs the walls of a building.
6)Fanlight- A small semi circular or rectangular window over a door or another window.
7)Palladian window- A large window consisting of a central arched section flanked by two narrow rectangular sections.
8)Pediment-The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classic style, typically surmounting a portico of columns.
9)Portico-A structure consisting of a roof supporting columns at regular intervals, Typically attatched to a porch on a building.
10)Rafter-One of several internal beams extending from the eaves to the peak of a roof and constituting its framework.
Sidelights-A narrow window or piece of glass set alongside a door or larger window.
12)Turret-A small tower on top of a large tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.
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