July 2007
by Andrew DiGiammo
Making Gambrels Work
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Design: Making Gambrels Work When using modern methods and materials, this traditional coastal vernacular requires a little structural translation Andrew DiGiammo The gambrel roof style has a long history of enduring the elements. Some of the longest-standing wood-frame houses in America have gambrel roofs that date from the 1600s (see the photo below for the consummate example). I see a lot of gambrel roofs on Victorian-era houses in towns along the eastern seaboard (although the slightly different "mansard" variation is a more typical coastal style), and I also find gambrels on many shingle-style seaside summer homes built in the early
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