Roof types and materials
Know your mansards from your gables? Your Colorbond from your terracotta? Learn all about different roof styles and materials here.
The shape of your roof...
Steel roofs and other metal roofing
Steel is the most popular roofing material in Australia. As well as being very durable, it's also lightweight, requires little maintenance and can be...
Roof materials
From corrugated steel roofing to terracotta roof tiles and concrete roofing tiles, find out what the practical differences are between different roofing materials.
A number...
Roof designs and styles
Roofs come in many different designs, shapes and styles to suit different tastes and needs. Find out more about the practical differences between roof...
Skillion roof
Sometimes called a 'shed roof', a skillion roof is similar to a flat roof, but uses a steeper pitch which allows for better drainange....
Clerestory roof
Clerestory roofs allow in plenty of natural light while still preserving privacy, and allow for effective passive heating and cooling when they're correctly designed.
Clerestory...
Flat roof
Flat roofs are, as the name suggests, a flat, low-pitched style of roof that can be used as an upstairs living area or roof...
Mansard roof
Often also referred to as a 'French roof', a mansard roof is a 'historic' variation on a hip roof. These types of roofs are...
Gabled roof
A gabled roof, often called a 'pitched roof' or a 'peaked roof', is easily recognised from its triangular shape. Gabled roofs also offer a...
Concrete roof tiles
Similar to terracotta roof tiles, concrete tiles can also be designed to mimic wooden shingles, slate and stone, among other things - and offer...