Roof Ridge Decorations

In traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam.

Roof ridge decorations.

Yán shòu or walking beasts 走獸 走兽. Only official buildings palaces government buildings and some temples were permitted to use such roof decorations. Ridge cresting is a decorative element that adorn the ridge of the roof. Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽.

Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽. Finials the architectural detailing at the end of the cresting are 45 each. Ridge boards and beams. Dūn shòu were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the chinese empire.

This custom made cresting is available in any color and is sold to fit the greenhouse at 45 per lineal foot. Decorative ridge cresting we like to call this the icing on the cake. Browse 101 decorative roof ridge decorations on houzz whether you want inspiration for planning decorative roof ridge decorations or are building designer decorative roof ridge decorations from scratch houzz has 101 pictures from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including builder tony hirst llc and ferguson bath. The top end of each rafter is cut at an angle so that it meets flush with one broadside of the ridge board and the ridge is sandwiched between the rafters.

The heavy duty cast aluminum cresting and finials adorn the ridge of your greenhouse which creates that beautiful english look.