Gambrel style

Barn-style homes are nothing new, but these ideas for today’s farm-fresh designs are.

This amazing barndominium-style house concept has a barn-like façade with board and batten paneling, large windows, and barn doorways. This beautiful 3-bedroom home design features a front porch that runs the length of the mansion and is capped with a gambrel roof for just an extra farmhouse-style element. French doors connect to a real open-concept floor plan with a huge two-story vaulted ceiling and exposed wooden beams.

Contrary to popular belief, gambrel roofs aren’t just used for barns, sheds, and garages. They are also seen in mansions and Dutch Colonial style houses. In this article, I will explain everything you need to know about a gambrel roof, its history, pros and cons, and how to build one for your home.

The Alberta Barn Home Kit is a unique barn-style home built from the finest wood materials in the classic gambrel style. Request a free catalog to learn more!

This style is characterized by gambrel roofs consisting of curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are most accurately referred to as “Dutch Colonial Revival” a sub-type of the Colonial Revival style. The gambrel roof allowed a complete second story to be built at minimal expense. Another advantage, as seen in the 1798 Federal Direct Tax records, was that gambrel-roofed houses were classified for tax purposes as one-story homes, which…

This 2-car custom garage features a gambrel style roof, a 10' upstairs cathedral ceiling height, insulated overhead doors, a clear span truss package requiring no interior columns, a 18' x 30' upstairs floor space, and much more. Professionally built by our own crew at your location in CT, MA, RI, or New England. Builders of sheds, storage buildings, garages, barns, gazebos, pool houses, cottages, custom homes & commercial buildings in CT, MA, RI, PA, NY, ME, NH, VT.

24x36 Barn Style (Gambrel) Project....

Timber frame kits for every style. Authentic Joinery | Crafted in New England | 17 pre-designed barn packages shipped & raised nationwide. We make it easy to assemble. See Post & Beam Barn Designs »

This stunning dutch gambrel shingle style home is designed by Charlie & Co. Design and Kroiss Development, located in Excelsior, Minnesota.

A look inside our gambrel addition on the creek in Southwest Minneapolis. We have been covering a lot of the exterior of this home on social media because of the...