| A | B |
|---|
| Flat | Single plane that is pitched at a low angle to shed water. |
| Salt Box | Shed roof built onto a gable roof at the same pitch and width. |
| Hip | Gable roof with ends brought together at the same pitch as the rest of the roof. |
| Mansard | Couple-planed hip roof. |
| Cross-gable | Pairs of gable roofs set at right angles to each other. |
| Gable | Two pitched roofs, back to bakc, forming a triangular roof. |
| Gambrel | Gable roof with breaks in the planes. |
| Pyramid | Hip roof built on a square base with eaves of the same length. |
