gable
Sign in to savethumb|A single-story house with three gables, although only two can be seen (highlighted in yellow). This arrangement is a crossed gable roof. thumb|Gable in Finland thumb|Decorative gable roof at 176–178 St. John's Place, between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in the Park Slope neighborhood of [[Brooklyn, New York City]]
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- Front-gabled and side-gabled
- Wimperg
- Drawbacks
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A single-story house with three gables, although only two can be seen (highlighted in yellow). This arrangement is a crossed gable roof. thumb|Gable in Finland thumb|Decorative gable roof at 176–178 St. John's Place, between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in the Park Slope neighborhood of [[Brooklyn, New York City]]
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. The term gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it. Some types of roof do not have a gable (for example hip roofs do not). One common type of roof with gables, the 'gable roof', is named after its prominent gables.