Roof styles for your modular home

With a choice of eight roof styles to choose from, you can be assured that we can deliver the ideal roof for your house style. In addition to providing practical protection for your home, your roof also serves as a key design element to improve the overall street appeal of your home.

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Style and quality delivered

Weather tightness, thermal efficiency and cost effectiveness are key criteria for any roof. Our roof styles ensure we excel in these areas, and also offer practical extras such as storage space and shelter for outdoor living. What’s more, you can also select your roof colour from a range of standard colours, and your choice of roof materials.

There are many ways your new home can be customised to suit your unique requirements, both internally and externally. We make the design process easy with simplified plan modifications and standardised selection choices.

Mono Pitch

Known for its contemporary design, the mono-pitch roof has a single, angled plane that slants in a single direction. It offers a modern architectural look, to contemporary house designs. It has become very popular in recent years.

Suitable for transportable homes in rural and urban settings.

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Custom Gable

We can adapt our straight gable or dutch gable styles to suit your home design. Multiple gables are sometimes needed for continuity and aesthetic reasons, and can really add to the unique design of your transportable home.

Ensure your new dream home is realised with a roof that suits your home design and vision.

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Villa Style

Our villa style incorporates all the aspects of a straight gable roof, with the additional of a streamlined verandah to complete the villa look.

A great option for areas with high sunshine hours or the warmer parts of the country which need more shade to protect their modular home.

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Dutch Gable

The dutch gable roof is a hip roof with a small gable at either end. This roof style is known for its aesthetic value and is the most popular in the Manor Build selections. 

 When combined with a wrap-around deck and veranda the dutch gable has a timeless country style appeal.

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Flush Mono

A flush mono roof uses one sloping roof plane, but the roofline is flush with the exterior walls, so that the fascia and cladding align for a sleek, streamlined look. This creates a contemporary aesthetic with clean edges and minimal overhangs.

A great finish for our more contemporary prefab house designs.

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Straight Gable

The gable roof is a popular roof style seen on New Zealand homes. Traditional in style, they are easily recognised by the triangular gable shape and are often referred to as a peaked roof. 

 This roof style offers additional space between the ceiling and roof for storage or an attic.

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Modern Gable

A modern gable roof typically features clean lines, steep roof pitches, and contemporary detailing. This roof style creates a sleek, architectural look that suits modern or lifestyle-focused homes.

Ideal for transportable homes in rural or city settings.

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Roof Style FAQs

All FAQ's
What are the different types of roofing in New Zealand?
New Zealand homes commonly use long-run metal roofing, concrete tiles, clay tiles, membrane roofing, and asphalt shingles, each suited to different climates and architectural styles. Manor Build tends to use long-run metal due to its durability, low maintenance, and suitability for both modern and traditional designs.
What are the five main types of roof styles?
The five main roof styles are gable, hip, mono-pitch, flat, and gambrel roofs, each offering different aesthetic and functional benefits. These styles vary in cost, complexity, and suitability for different climates and architectural designs. Gambrel roofs are not common in New Zealand.
What is the most affordable roof style?
The most affordable roof style is typically a gable roof, as its simple two-slope design is easy to build, uses fewer materials, and requires less labour. Mono-pitch roofs can also be cost-effective, but gable roofs usually offer the best balance of price, durability, and construction efficiency.
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