Mansard Roof: Wednesday’s Word Of The Week

A Mansard Roof is similar to a Gambrel Roof, both have two roof pitches. The difference between the two pitches is typically more significant for a Mansard roof, where the steep pitch is almost vertical and the shallow pitch nearly flat, and there are usually window openings in the steep pitch. Mansard roofs are often used for the top story(s) of multistory buildings and on all sides of the roof, where Gambrel roofs will have a gable end.


*Wednesday’s Word Of The Week is a feature on Unalam’s Wood Times Blog. Each Wednesday our structural engineer, Rik Vandermeulen, will discuss a new term associated with glulam manufacturing. He will do this until we run out of words. If there is a timber or glulam term that you have heard of and want to know more about, let us know in the comments.