{"id":4883,"date":"2022-10-31T11:03:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T10:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gin001.staging.360vier.net\/glossar\/roof\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:11:06","slug":"roof","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/glossar\/roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In construction, a roof is a structure that encloses the spaces and surfaces below it from above, thereby protecting them from the sun, the elements, and other factors.<\/p>\n<p>A roof usually consists of the roof structure\u2014that is, the supporting framework on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/gebaeudehuelle\"><u>building envelope<\/u><\/a>, and a roof covering made, for example, of tiles, Eternit, metal, or any other suitable material.<\/p>\n<p>There are countless roof shapes; the most important ones are explained here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/satteldach\">Gable roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/flachdach\">Flat roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/pultdach\">Gable roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/walmdach\">Gabled roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/krueppelwalmdach\">Half-hipped roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/bogendach\">Arched roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/tonnendach\">Barrel roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/kegeldach\">Pyramidal roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/mansardendach\">Mansard roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/zeltdach\">Tent Roof<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/de\/magazin\/glossar\/sheddach\">Shed roof or sawtooth roof<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","glossar-kategorie":[],"class_list":["post-4883","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_data":null,"categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/4883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/4883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133645,"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/4883\/revisions\/133645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossar-kategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ginesta.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar-kategorie?post=4883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}