The steep roof with windows creates an additional floor of habitable space a garret and reduces the overall height of the roof for a given number of.
Mansard slate roof.
Aesthetically the design is classic and elegant architects can use multi colored slate.
Although the creation of the mansard roof is accredited to françois mansart 1598 1666 he was not the first to implement this roof architecture.
Use of dormer windows allows more natural light inside.
Straight mansard slate roof.
Maximizes interior attic space.
The design allows for future expansion.
A history lesson on mansard roofs.
That honor would have to go to pierre lescot 1510 1578 who used this roofing style on a part of the louvre museum in the year 1550.
Five advantages of a mansard slate roof.
A type of roof with four sides that each have two slopes the lower one steeper than the upper.
This autocad drawing can be used in your roof detail cad drawings.
Dormer windows may be gabled round pointed or rectangular.