Talk:Roof

Ridged roof

Does the pavilion roof count as ridged? Ncik 24 Apr 2005

roof framing for carpenters?

I added two external links that describe roof framing for carpenters. Since this article doesn't seem to be about construction techniques I requested an article on Roof framing here. --Jtir 18:10, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

What is roof pitch?

The article uses the term pitch several times but does not say what it means. Would this article be the place to define roof pitch? --Jtir 18:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Very Local

The opening section of this article is too strongly rooted in an American perspective. Perhaps it could be written to be more global? The majority of domestic buildings in the world may not have pitched roofs, for instance. The main purposes of roofs must surely include shade as well as shelter from precipitation generally, as well as accumulation of water? and better, more universally familiar geographical examples could be taken from different locations around the world.

213.8.87.25 15:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think I've dealt with this one! --Amandajm 09:31, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

are you serious i mean tha would be great it if you actually do it right well good luck with that!!! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.29.183.215 (talk) 21:54, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Version 0.7

This article does need more refs, but other than that it does seem (to me) to cover most of the main points well. With more refs this could be a B, but the point mentioned above is very true - the flat roof vs. pitched roof issue is important, even in the West (I lived in Peterlee, where flat roofs on houses proved disastrous in the English climate). I added in a pic (feel free to revert if there is something better), but there should be some prose. There is also industrial roofing that should be covered more. This article is categorised at V0.7 as "Arts" because architecture is classed that way. A good start, thanks! Walkerma 06:31, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Roof Framing Etc

Jtir, you are right about roof framing, easy to fill a large article with that alone, and clean up this one. I will give it a go as I already have some sketches completed.

I like the way we are going with the Internationalisation. The new captions and the highlighting of the countries works great, we should see more of it billbeee 22:18, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Metal roofing

Sorry, forgot to include summary of edit. Corrected typo "currugation". Bewp 11:56, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Pic

A hip roof construction in Australia showing multinail truss construction. The blue pieces are roll formed metal roof battens or purlins

putting a pic here temporarily for use elsewhere. Amandajm 15:16, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Roof construction

There used to be an article on roof construction. Since this present article has gone more multi-national, I really think we can afford to reinstate the article that was purely about construction. To that end, I have copied some of the info, and a nice new pic to the reinstated page Roof construction. I feel sure there is a great deal more that those with expertise might add. So I'm calling for tenders.

Amandajm 16:26, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Why do houses have slanted roofs?

''I am doing this project about answering questions, and so we have to find answers to these questions, mine is "Why do houses have slanted roofs?" it would help a lot if I got an answer to this question. Thanks! March 4 2008.

• ~*Kristina W. Toronto, ON*~*

Before anyone takes the trouble to answer this (the answer is in the article, of course), the writer is not Kristina but is a vandal - see User talk:216.191.219.50 - Adrian Pingstone (talk) 19:53, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Roofs to keep birds out

To the anonymous contributor: it makes no sense at all to insist that roofs are intended to keep birds out. Please give your reasons, or cease adding this ludicrous comment to the article. SilentC (talk) 23:25, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

The article you have given as a citation lists tips on how to keep wild animals away from your home. It mentions the word 'roof' in the following contexts:

'Yet the animals in the movie -- just like those in your back yard or on your roof -- are hardly appearing unbidden.'

'Keep tree branches trimmed so animals don't use them as an express lane to your roof. And be mindful of cable, electric or other lines connected to your roof as animals can also use them to access your house.'

'"Do you know what your roof looks like?"'

None of these support your edit. It is obvious that a roof keeps animals out, as do walls. However, without walls, a roof is still a roof, and without walls, animals, including birds, are free to enter. For example a Gazebo, which is basically a roof on posts. The purpose of the roof on a Gazebo is to keep out the weather. The fact that a roof keeps out animals is incidental to it's actual purpose, which, as the article says, is to protect the contents from the weather. Rather than just doggedly re-applying your edit, you need to discuss it here and put forward your reasons. If we cannot reach consensus, then there is an arbitration process that can be followed. That's the way you should go forward. SilentC (talk) 04:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

May I add to this that some roofs are also built specifically to keep birds and animals in rather than out. Amandajm (talk) 01:01, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Amandajm, that is irrelevant/illogical, cuz some walls are used to keep animals in. so using your logic, does that mean that walls aren't used to keep animals out?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.105.168.192 (talk) 02:21, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

The primary reason that a building has a roof is as weather protection, not as animal protection. Every sort of roof gives protection against weather of some sort. Protecting against animals is not the main purpose. The roof may be on a pigeon loft, barn or zoo building. The roof might be on an open verandah or shelter with no protection from animals at all. Please stop this persistent and very annoying editting. I think that you are simply a troll who is trying to upset people. Amandajm (talk) 07:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

North-light Roof

I am really surprised that there isn't a mention of this roof type in WP. A north-light roof (not sure of the punctuation) has a distinctive 'sawtooth' profile, where the alternate slopes are dissimilar, and the steeper (northern) slopes are made of glass (references available from English Heritage and (fwiw) answers.com). It is specific to the Northern Hemisphere, particularly for industrial/railway premises, and was designed to permit maximum light ingress without glare/heat from the sun.

Could some knowledgeable person add in the relevant places please?

EdJogg (talk) 13:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

sun overhead

Yeah Mate, we got 'em too. Only youse guys build 'em the wrong way round, under the misapprehension that the sun is in the south. Well, it's actually in the north isnit? and in mid summer, it's straight up! See pic Amandajm (talk) 14:48, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Re pic of flexible pipe

This article is about roofs. The details of temporary drainage pipes used during construction doesn't belong on this page. The other pics are all landscape format, pictures of roofs. That picture did not fit, broke up the text and looked bad. Amandajm (talk) 13:54, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Agreed; however I did re-inserted my half round-roof picture dough, as the article still lacks a picture of this roof-shape.

KVDP (talk) 19:18, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

There are so many pics that they are pushing the text down, when viewed on a wide monitor. I'll get back to this and put them into a series of small text-related galleries.Amandajm (talk) 06:45, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Too many pictures.

This article contains too many pictures, they distract from it the writing. RyanTMulligan (talk) 22:57, 26 September 2008 (UTC)