Eaves
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The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be high
Eaves overhang, shown here with a bracket system of modillions
Italianate eaves with decorative support brackets
Gable
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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 reflect
Eaves
…length of the eaves under the tiles or roof sheets to cap off and protect the exposed rafter ends and to provide grounds on which to fix gutters. At the gables the eaves may extend beyond the gable end wall by projecting the purlins, or adding lookouts, and are usually capped off by bargeboards to protect the…
A single-story house with three gables, although only two can be seen (highlighted in yellow). This arrangement is a crossed gable roof.
Gable in Finland
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
Front-gabled buildings in Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany