House Roof Shades

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House roof shades.

La designers nickey kehoe inc. A cantilevered steel butterfly shaped shade structure was installed on the flat roof which also absorbs and redirects the sun s intensity. The point would be to put the entire roof of the house in the shade to keep it cool in hot climates. Roofs and shades the pioneers and leaders in space frame structures is a professionally managed company involved in executing economic large span roofing projects in india with emphasis on airports aircraft hangars sports domes shopping malls atriums factory sheds greenhouses and biospheres warehouses swimming pool tennis court shades architectural monuments theatres pedestrian.

See more ideas about roof shade structure carport designs. Mansard roofs are a type of hip roof where each sloping section is divided in two. Under high wind conditions one might experience lift on the roof and or lift on the canopy but some engineering solutions might be explored to see if there. The midtone color here also lets the house s white and red trim shine through.

To create maximum space under the roof the section near the walls rises steeply. Echoing the house colors in a roof shingle a shade or two darker is an easy way to get a unified look. Shaped like a sail and stretched among poles or from a house s fascia or roof bracket to a pole a shade sail is as much an architectural design element as it is a shade structure. Timberline hd in pewter gray about 97 per square.

The same shade is also a favorite of geremia design and klopf architecture both based in the san francisco bay area. Oct 24 2016 explore jaybesas s board roof shade on pinterest. Had this house painted in benjamin moore iron mountain a dark gray with a rich brown undertone. Medium gray would flatter a yellow ochre or red house too.

Air would be allowed to move freely between the roof and the underside of the canopy. Wood shakes are handmade and rougher looking than wood shingles which are usually cut by machine. Hip roofs can also be linked up to fit l shaped buildings or combined with gabled roofs such as on this house. The go to roofing choice for hundreds of years many homeowners love the look of wood shingles and shakes and how they weather to an attractive shade of gray.

While wood comes in a variety of hues there are certain shingle colors that tend to look great with wooden houses such as black brown gray gray greens or even slate blues. Then the roof continues at a milder pitch toward the center.