In terms of longevity, a pitched roof with tiles will have a longer lifespan (around 50-90 years) while a flat roof finished with traditional EPDM rubber will be much shorter and require ...

Conventional wisdom has it that the best roof for a house in a snow-prone location is a pitched roof: that way the snow doesn’t pile up and cause the roof to collapse. The downside, the snow can ...

Now you have to determine the pitch of the dormer roof, which allows for the 1-foot clearance under the house roof peak. If there is adequate clearance, making the dormer roof the same pitch as ...

Todd agrees, adding that “A-frames are typically symmetrical about the ridge line with, of course, a very steep roof pitch so that the walls are the roof on two sides. It’s a really bold geometry.