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Types of roof

A roof is a structure forming the upper covering of a building or other shelter. Its primary
purpose is generally to provide protection from the elements, but it may also contribute to
safety, security, privacy, insulation, and so on.

Roofs may have openings or windows within them to allow light into the buildings, as well as
providing, access, ventilation, views, and so on. They also frequently include other features
such as chimneys, communications infrastructure, building services, drainage, lighting, access
routes, and so on.

Roofs can be constructed from a wide variety of materials and in a wide variety of shapes
depending on the requirements they have to satisfy, the local climate, the availability of
materials and skills, the span to be covered, and so on.

This article provides links to further information about a range of roof types.

Click on the links below to access more information:

Blue roof.
Canopy.
Closed couple roof
Cold roof Featured articles and news
Collar roof
Conical roof slating
Cool roof bsi consultation
Couple roof
Crow-stepped gable
Designing out fire risk in roof voids
Dome.
Domestic roof
Domestic roofing
Existing guidance on fire compartmentation in roof voids.
External fire performance of roofs: A guide to test methods and classification.
Fabric roof.
Fibre cement.
Flat roof.
Gambrel roof.
Geodesic.
Green roof. Your chance to comment on the draft BS 851188
Hyperbolic paraboloid. - flood resistance products and flood protection
Long span roof.
Mansard roof. products.
Mono pitch roof.
Pitched roof.
Purlin roof. Notre Dame conservation
Rafter.
Roofing defects.
Saw-tooth roof.
Shell roof.
Shingle roofing.
Thatch roofing.
Truss.
Vault.
Warm roof.

See also:

Metal roofing.
Roof coverings.
Roof gardens.
Roof insulation.
Roof slates.
Roof tiles.

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