Roof for gazebo: materials and forms of roofs

The structural features of the gazebo and its location on the site are determined only by the individual preferences of the owners and are not regulated by anything. You can always find such a construction that will create a single architectural structure with a residential house.

The choice of configuration and materials for the summer cottage pavilion is influenced, as a rule, by aesthetic temptation. And sets her roof for a gazebo, because actually we notice it from afar. And it is on it that we evaluate the architectural style of the whole structure.

For all variety of species, garden arbors should not have a similarity to the capital structure. The Gazebo is an "airy" structure for rest or shelter from the rain and bothersome sun. Its design is chosen based on the weather conditions of the terrain. A horizontal or sloping roof will hold snow, and a canopy made with a large slope is deformed in strong wind (due to its sail).

Determined with the design of the roof, its shape is chosen. It can be domed, tent or multi-slope. Often, according to the master's idea, the gable roof can be made in the form of a combined structure. The most important load-bearing elements of the roof are the rafters.

Material for roofing

There are two different types of materials for roofing equipment - rigid and soft.

The hard type is:

• slate;
• Polymer plates;
• Tiles;
• Fiberglass on a cardboard basis.

To a soft type - ruberoid or bitumen shingles.

Relatively soft is polycarbonate. Soft coatings are laid on a smooth and strong base.

It is very important to choose the right material. For example, a roof for a gazebo made of corrugated board or metal tiles would be a poor soundproofing device. With rain it will be impossible to stay in it. The sound will be booming. To the drizzle of rain drops did not make you nervous and did not cause any inconvenience, it is advisable to choose one of the soft materials, with high noise absorption characteristics.

If the roof construction is combined, polycarbonate is what you need. Polycarbonate is a modern and durable material. He has many advantages:

• economical;
• easy;
• Well combined with any bases;
• Delays ultraviolet.

A gable roof made of such material can withstand sharp temperature changes. It is durable and reliable.

Roofs

- Dome roof. It is tempting that snow does not stay on such a roof.

- Shed roof - structurally holds on the outer walls of the gazebo, which are located at different levels. In other words, this is a straight inclined roof.

- A flat roof is not as beautiful as a saddle roof, because of a small slope. However, it is perfectly used for landscaping purposes. Today it is very popular.

- Gable roofs are triangles of flat shape, converging at the top point of the center of the arbor.

- The four - gabled roof for the gazebo (hip) consists of four slopes: two are in the form of a triangle (hips), and two more - the shape of a trapezoid.

- The hipped roof is perfect for square arbors or arbours in the form of a polygon with equal sides. The bevels of the tent roofs are isosceles triangles that converge at the top point of the roof center.

- East roof - this is the same hip construction, only the corners of it are raised.

Above were presented the main types of roof gazebos. Photos of these and many other constructive options for canopies for arbours can be easily found in the World Wide Web and specialized printed publications.