The upper portion of a sidewall that comes to a triangular point at the ridge of a sloping roof.

A type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each side of the ridge. A gable roof typically contains a gable at each end.

A type of roof containing two sloping planes of different pitch on each side of the ridge. The lower plane has a steeper slope than the upper. A gambrel roof usually contains a gable at each end, just like a standard gable roof.

Ceramic-coated colored crushed rock that is applied to the exposed surface of asphalt roofing products.

The trough that channels water from the eaves to the downspouts.