Peaked Roof Definition

Any roof with at least two pitches rising to form a peak , said peak in the form either of a ridge or a point . Types of pitched roof include: the open gable roof, box gable roof, Dutch gable roof, hip roof , jerkinhead roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof, saltbox roof, pyramid hip roof or any other polygonal hip roof; but do not include the shed roof , or the butterfly roof.

More generally, any roof rising to either a ridge or a point , typically either conical , polygonal , or with its pitches forming a pyramidal top.