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A shed roof, also known variously as a pent roof, lean-to roof, outshot, catslide, skillion roof (in
A single-pitched roof can be a smaller addition to an existing roof, known in some areas as a lean-to roof, and a "outshot", "catslide", or skillion roof in others.
Some Saltbox homes were expanded by the addition of such a roof, often at a shallower pitch than the original roof.
Single-pitched roofs are used beneath 
One or more single-pitched roofs can be used for aesthetic consideration(s).
A form of single-pitched roof with multiple roof surfaces is the sawtooth roof.
Australia
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), and, rarely, a mono-pitched roof,Cowan, Henry J., and Peter R. Smith. ''Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology''. 4th ed. London: Spon Press, 2004. Print. is a single-pitched roof
A roof (: roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of tempera ...
surface. This is in contrast to a dual- or multiple-pitched roof.
Applications
A single-pitched roof can be a smaller addition to an existing roof, known in some areas as a lean-to roof, and a "outshot", "catslide", or skillion roof in others.
Some Saltbox homes were expanded by the addition of such a roof, often at a shallower pitch than the original roof.
Single-pitched roofs are used beneath clerestory
A clerestory ( ; , also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey; from Old French ''cler estor'') is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye-level. Its purpose is to admit light, fresh air, or both.
Historically, a ''clerestory' ...
windows.
One or more single-pitched roofs can be used for aesthetic consideration(s).
A form of single-pitched roof with multiple roof surfaces is the sawtooth roof.
See also
*List of roof shapes
Roof shapes encompass a broad range of designs, including flat (or shed roof, shed), gabled, hip roof, hipped, arched, domed, and a wide variety of other configurations
An essential aspect of roof design is the roof angle or roof pitch, pitch, w ...
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