Side roof
The towed roof (also known as a “towed” roof) is an attached roof surface that is attached to a wall or the main roof of a building.
The tent roof is usually less wide than the main roof or has a different roof pitch. If, on the other hand, the entire eaves of a gable roof is lower on one side than the other side, it is referred to as a tailcoat roof .
The tow roof can be found on historical as well as contemporary buildings. It usually covers subordinate parts of the building that connect to a larger structure on the eaves side . Often, extensions with a tent roof were only built afterwards.
The towed roof corresponds to a monopitch roof , the ridge of which is connected either to an external wall or to the eaves of the main structure.
If the roof pitch is low or the main roof is at a higher eaves height, the connected tented roof can take over the pitch of the main roof. Often, the tent roof is also designed with a lower pitch than the main roof. The connection (valley) of the side roof can in individual cases also be arranged above the eaves of the main roof.
Smaller tow roofs can be found on dormers , which can be arranged within the roof surfaces or also sit directly on the eaves. Shed dormers can be designed as individual dormers, groups of dormers or as a row of dormers running almost the entire length of the roof.
Tow roofs have a long tradition, especially in agricultural buildings, often as open protective roofs for weather-protected storage of supplies and equipment in the open air.
Today, towed roofs are often used, especially on single-family houses, to cover closed garages or as open parking spaces, for example for storing firewood or as a carport .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Office for urban development and land-use planning, Wittmann, Valier and Partner: design guide. (PDF) Uttenreuth community , April 2020, accessed on August 7, 2020 . Available under design guide . Uttenreuth community .