Salt Box Transem Roof

Now you will see this type of rooftop design on garages sheds and outbuildings rather than on homes.

Salt box transem roof.

Even though saltbox roofs lead to a compromise in terms of attic space they are excellent ways of waterproofing the structure and increasing thermal insulation. Carefree saltbox storage buildings come fully assembled in sizes 8 x10 to 12 x30 or built on site with these standard features. Building and installing a saltbox roof and converting the existing conventional roof to meet additional needs is an excellent way of adding to the structure of the house. A saltbox roof is a design that was used extensively in the colonial era.

Saltbox style storage buildings. Our saltbox sheds feature an extended overhang in the front with an offset roof line for a unique look. However instead of sloping to the same length one side reaches all the way to the first. To calculate a saltbox roof select saltbox from the roof type dropdown list or select the corresponding button on the toolbar.

A roof in duratemp t1 11 w two shuttered windows and transom glass in doors. A saltbox roof is similar to a gable roof but has different slopes and or spans for the front and rear sides of the roof. This will result in one wall being higher than the other.