Prow Gable Roof

Prow gable roof an extension of a gable roof wherein the ridgeline is extended at the peak of the gable creating an angled eave elongated at the ridge is known as a prow or winged gable.

Prow gable roof.

Prow gable roof an extension of a gable roof wherein the ridgeline is extended at the peak of the gable creating an angled eave elongated at the ridge is known as a prow or winged gable. Also known as a prow gable roof. To create a prow style roof first use the select objects tool to select the back straight wall and click on the open object edit tool to display the wall specificationdialog. On the roofpanel select the full gable walloption then click okto apply this change.

This roof detail could occur on a forward facing prow but is most commonly found on the end gables of ranch houses and other mid 20th century designs. The regular gable sub fascia is pitched at 18 5 degrees and the prow is a 17 5 degree pitch. Flying gable roof a gable roof where the ridge overhand extends out further than the eave overhang forming a point at the end of the ridge.