Flat Top Mansard Roof

This mansard style roof flares out at the bottom.

Flat top mansard roof.

A mansard or mansard roof also called a french roof or curb roof is a four sided gambrel style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope punctured by dormer windows at a steeper angle than the upper. However unlike a traditional mansard roof these roofs had a flat top. The steep roof with windows creates an additional floor of habitable space a garret and reduces the overall height of the roof for a given number of. Mansard roofs can include window dormers and often do since the space is usable and therefore the dormers provide natural light.

The pyramid version of the mansard roof includes a pyramid design on top of the steep sides instead of a flat top. You may not see such roofing style in most traditional homes but they can be easily found in barn houses and similar modern places. The mansard roof is a combination of gambrel and hip roof. Although the mansard roof was not used quite as often in traditional homes it featured in many high rise residential buildings especially in the late 1960s and 1970s.

However unlike a traditional mansard roof these roofs had a flat top. Mansard roof was not used quite as often in traditional homes despite it was featured in many high rise residential buildings especially in the late 1960s and 1970s.