Gable This is one of the most often used roof shapes. It’s likely you have at least one of these on your home, shed or garage. The gable refers to the classic triangular wall shape where 2 sloping roof sides meet at a peak. The two sides of the roof are connected along the top ridge and each slope downward. The end walls will look like a triangle. Hip This roof shape is like a pyramid. It contains 4 connected sloping sides that come to a central peak. All the bottom edges of the roof will appear straight and horizontal. Clipped Gable This is a combination of a gable and hip roof. Most of the roof will look like a classic gable, but with an additional sloped part at the top that appears to be clipping the gable. The wall end of the house will look like a trapezoid instead of a triangle. It’s also referred to as half-hipped. Mansard These roofs have 4 sloping sides much like a hip roof, except their lower portions are steeper than the top. Sometimes these roofs will have a flat top and sometimes a hip top. Mansard roofs will often contain dormer windows. Some of these roofs are quite ornate and can have multiple changes in pitch. Gambrel