Gabled narrow or long gabled one gable with two sloping downward roofs.
Mid century modern roof pitch.
However a frame homes like this california cabin featured on glamping hub were equally popular as second homes this abode has an open floor plan two floors with the upper being loft style and of course large windows.
While the tar and gravel system is still a viable option for flat and low pitched roofs roofing choices have come a long way since the 1950s when virtually all of our modern homes were.
It s been really great.
My neighbor with the same pitch roof as ours 2 12 just put a new shingled roof on their house last summer and i ve seen the roofer there about 4 times since then.
Mid century modern architecture has many different features that set it apart but none so notable as the roofline.
It currently has a blue tarp on part of the roof.
The butterfly two gables which dip in the middle.
Let s break it down to the different styles that make this architecture so unique.
It s the roofline that inspires confuses and concerns the flat roof.
Without a pitch in sight the flat roof is one of the defining elements of midcentury architecture.
The typical mid century house is known for its single floor and close to the ground design often punctuated by sizable windows.
The home has either a front or side entrance.
Illustration by christian musselman.
Numerous options abound and specialists for each type will tell you their system is better than the next.
We love our metal roof.
Our house is a streng type mid century modern mcm home built in 1968.
They cannot seem to keep the water out with ice and water shield and.
It was the rotting roof plywood poor roof top drainage and buckling composite roofing material from a previous re roof that pushed us to figure out how best re roof our home.