Roofing 101 Part 2: Roofing the Wilmington «12...Next Go

socalkdl

This is part two of my Roofing Tutorial. Part One can be found here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/375222.page
Let’s look at how simple roofing decisions can change the entire character of a house. The Wilmington house plan is a very simple 3 bedroom, 2 bath home offered by half-dozen or so modular home builders across the US. It is usually offered in 3 different elevations or variations; a Craftsman, a Southern bungalow and a Cape Cod. Without changing the basic floor plan the look of the house can be changed significantly. The house shape minus the garage is pretty unremarkable, just a simple long rectangle. With the garage adjacent it becomes a very traditional house shape: a “T”.<p>
http://www.superiorfactoryhomes.com/modular/Discovery/Discovery-Wilmington-2112sf.pdf<p&gt;
Kirk
Part 1: <b>Roofing 101: Are you Hip, or a Jerkin Head</b> can be found here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/375222.page#5317890

socalkdl

Adding a second, protruding gable over the entrance point makes it a Craftsman bungalow:

Adding a full width shed-roofed porch and simple pillars creates a Southern bungalow feel to the house:

Carrying the gable from the garage crosswise to the front of the house, making the pitch steeper and adding two small gabled (doghouse) dormers and we have a Cape Cod:

Kirk

socalkdl

If we change from a gabled roof to hipped we can have a nice little French farmhouse:

Still keeping it a one-story, by adding a frieze (placefriezes on), we can add a little height and then cover the house with a mansard roof, some dormers and as they say in France, viola! A Second Empire Victorian:

Let’s add a bay window and keep the frieze. If we simulate “bracketing” with the CAS tool around the frieze and make a shallow-pitched hip roof we can create an Italianate Victorian home:

Kirk

socalkdl

A Tuscan or Italian Villa style can be simulated with stucco or brick walls and a mini-tower (square):

Adding eave returns, an octagonal tower and jerkin head roofing and we have a 1 and a half story Queen Anne Victorian.

Hip dormers and half timbered siding make it a Tudorbethan:

I hope this second tutorial is helpful in seeing how important choice of roofing can be in giving a home character or helping establish it's style.
Thanks,
Kirk

imoger

another amazing tutorial, wonderful work, Kirk, thank you very much!

k2m1too

Great job, Kirk. It is amazing how something as simple as a roof can change the flavor of a house. Thanks for your hard work on these tutorials!

-k2

PS: Virtual rec! :thumbup:

yanti68

WOW Kirk! This is such a useful tutorial! There is so much you can do with the same floor plan. The roofs really make or break a build! Thanks for sharing! Lots of virtual recs coming your way! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

MerryWiddow

Lots of great information. Thank you. I've added this to Builders' 101 and TS3 Creators' Consortium too.

Have fun!

MerryWiddow

socalkdl

Thanks much ladies! Thanks for the virtual recs I think the 2 tutorials so far have covered some pretty basic things, but I thought it'd be nice to kind of pull these general concepts together as I think roofing tends to be last on many peoples minds when building. In the future I plan on a couple more tutorials that get a little more in depth in dealing with problematic builds, blending the pagoda roofs with the standard roofs for example, or working from plans to produce authentic looking Victorians.<p>
Happy Simming,
Kirk

Anjubee

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Awesome job, Kirk!

Roofing is so important. I think it's the main hurdle from being a novice builder to an official one.

People need to learn to stay far far away from the auto roof tool and roof in a way that gives their houses some character!

SmokyTopaz

Hi Kirk, I am going to add this one to the tutorials list as well....... I love the way the roof can change the way a house looks and this is great reference!

bshag4lv

Amazing job! The ability of just the roof changing the look so completely to a different style of architecture is simply amazing. I got both your tutorials bookmarked!

EuphorialQueen

:thumbup: :thumbup: One house with so many different hats/roofs ... what a dramatic transformation. Such an awesome simple and easy reference guide. Looking forward to more in the future. EQ

Snowmoon

Very nice! You are helpful with your information. Good job.

Supersoph13

Again, thank you for these threads! You have really shown how much the perfect roof can add to a house, in a very simple and effective manner. Bookmarked this too! Thanks!

socalkdl

SmokyTopaz wrote:

Hi Kirk, I am going to add this one to the tutorials list as well....... I love the way the roof can change the way a house looks and this is great reference!

Thanks Smoky for adding me, and thanks for giving us a one-stop location for tutorials.
Kirk

socalkdl

Anjubee wrote:

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Awesome job, Kirk!

Roofing is so important. I think it's the main hurdle from being a novice builder to an official one.

People need to learn to stay far far away from the auto roof tool and roof in a way that gives their houses some character!

Couldn't agree more! Thanks Anjubee.
Bshag and Supersoph, thanks for bookmarking this, but don't forget to check Smoky's thread were you'll find tons of great tutorials.
Snowmoon, glad you found it helpful! And lastly, Euphoria, I hope to have other tutorials as I get time (or learn new things).
Thanks all,
Kirk

Jaguwar

🐸🐸🐸🐸 THANK YOU!

In real life, I absolutely love what a good roofing plan can do to a house.

In the Sims... ugh! LOL I struggle all the time to do something that looks good. I happen to have a natural preference for ultra modern housing, but I've been trying to not limit myself that way. That means I *have* to have a (traditional) roof, and it better look good.

I'm getting better. I think this will improve my skills even more. THANK YOU!

socalkdl

Jaguwar, glad you found it useful. Moderns can be tricky too, but less because of roof design. With moderns you have to pay attention to geometric balance, positive-negative space, and color choices become more important because the box shapes are simpler. I love a balanced aesthetically pleasing modern.
Thanks,
Kirk

Jaguwar

Yes, I haven't really tried building a modern house yet, I'm more comfortable with what could probably best be called "contemporary". Some day soon...

beaglelover2008

Ohh.... My head hurts. What's a frieze? And how did you make those dormers without looking all weird? And what about bay window styles, like angled walls? How can you roof those? And what do I do with a two story house?

beaglelover2008

But I really like your tutorial, and your houses are all very pretty.

Judiland

Virtual high five Kirk, awesome job on your thread's about rooflines. Just had to say, "I did not know that!" to quite a few things here and on the other thread. Bookmarking. Judi. Hug those baby's now ya hear?? Oh yes and quit throwing them before your disc follows!! :evil:

spartan1

Thank you so much for this tutorial Kirk, what a difference a roof can make to a basic house design. Bookmarked (since I may have to come back often! :oops: )

Thanks for sharing!

socalkdl

beaglelover2008 wrote:

Ohh.... My head hurts. What's a frieze? And how did you make those dormers without looking all weird? And what about bay window styles, like angled walls? How can you roof those? And what do I do with a two story house?

Ah yes, friezes. Technically, they are usually a decorative panel above a doorway. They can also be a panel between your topmost windows and just under the roof. In ancient Greek architecture it was a highly ornate panel atop the columns.


In the Sims, it is basically using the foundation tool atop any floor other than the ground. It is used to add height or decoration. to the walls. Italianate Victorian homes had a "bracketed" frieze just under the roof:

Dormers are a protrusion of attic space on a sloped roof to allow light into the space and/or give more room there.

I cover it pretty well in my Part One of this tutorial:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/375222.page
You can also see some bay windows and two story treatments in the first part as well.
Hope this helps and thanks for stopping by,
Kirk

socalkdl

Thanks for bookmarking Judy and Spartan! Don't forget Smoky's long list of excellent tutorials:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/279453.page
Kirk