Tap Next on the drawing. It stays in view while you read.
Understand your roof
Mansard roofs
Ask your roofer
- How will you handle the break between the steep sides and the top?
Ask them to put the answer in writing.
Why it matters
Where the steep sides meet the low top, water crosses a seam, and that break is where these roofs leak.
How it should be built
Tap Next on the drawing to see it go together, layer by layer.
- Shingles on the steep sides are hand-sealed.
- Custom transition metal covers the break, with the top shingles lapping over it.