Gabled Roofs Add Creative Flare to Exterior Home Design

• Gables
• Louvres
• Gabled Ends

The project salesman is describing what could very well be your new home: "Imagine broad gables, white trim and red brick ..." It's sometimes hard to imagine gables if you don't know exactly what they are.

So, what are gables and where are they located on your new home?

• Simply put, they're the triangular wall segments at the end of a double pitch or gable roof.
• We've all seen these roofs: They appear to have triangles jutting up from the eaves, often with windows centered within these triangles.
• A gabled roof has two slopes that come together to form a peak at the top — this makes each end look like a capital "A," or an upright triangle with its peak at the top.

Gabled roofs and their end walls offer you an opportunity to add creative flare to the exterior of your home.

Louvres

• Homes finished with siding, stone or brick can add louvres made from copper, painted metals, wood or vinyl to the gabled ends.
• Louvres are readily available in basic shapes such as circles, octagons, triangles or ovals.
• If your home is to be finished with stucco, you can also ask that shaped details be placed within the gabled end wall.

Gabled Ends

You may also consider placing a uniquely shaped window within the "A" of your gabled end.

• A gabled end is the triangular portion of the end wall located immediately under the end of the pitched or gabled roof.
• The wall is cut into a triangular shape by the sloping sides of the roof above the elevation of the eavestroughs.
• Your home may have a front gable, meaning that your front door is under the "A."
• Your home may have a side gable, in which your front door would be positioned on a non-gabled side of the house.
• With a cross gabled roof, your house will have additional sections that cross perpendicular to the main section of the home. The gabled roofs will then meet in a valley, each with its own peaked or gabled facade.

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