With their roomy size and eye-pleasing symmetry, Colonial-style homes remain one of the most enduring residential ...

Gable roofs are popular but come with several drawbacks. Some of these downsides may be serious enough to warrant choosing a different roof type.

Gable is the commonest style. The design involves two sides of a roof coming together at the peak to form a ridge. PHOTOs/Ismail Kezaala. The style one settles for relies on a variety of factors ...

The parapet gable, crow stepped gable, clipped gable and Dutch gable are European in origin and found most commonly in Central and Northern European countries, especially England, Scotland ...

A large gable roof with white-painted rafters sails over Senior Shelter, a house cloaked in black timber by i29 for an elderly couple in the Netherlands.