Hip roofs were originally popularized in America during the early 18th century. Many Georgian-style homes in the mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the US featured rectang… 展开

1. Simple Hip Roof
A regular hip roof is the most common style involving a polygon-shaped slope on two sides and a triangular-shaped slope on the remaining two si… 展开

A hip roof is one of the simplest roofing styles to construct, especially when compared to a mansard roof. When combined with gables and other features, a hip roof construc… 展开

Hip roofs canlast up to 5 decades if not more, provided they are constructed properly. The lifespan of a hip roof depends on the quality of the materials and the maintenance the… 展开