Cost: The main disadvantage of a hip roof design is its cost, which can be 35 to 40 percent higher than a gable roof. To build and shingle a hip roof, costs can range from $33,600 to $67,200, ...

While hip roofs are strong, some designs make it more difficult for the roof to shed snow in the winter. Gable roofs, on the ...

Hip roofs are an ideal roof design for places that have high winds and areas that get a lot of rain due to their ability to withstand most weather conditions.

Our latest Dezeen guide explores seven types of roofs, including hip roofs, sawtooth roofs and vaulted roofs. At their most basic, roofs are a cover to protect a building against the weather ...

Roof overhangs are subject to wind uplift forces which could trigger a roof failure. In the design of the hurricane-resistant home, the length of these overhangs should be limited to 20 inches.

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