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Re: Where does the term "California Roof" come from (historically)? ChitaShines 11-07-2006
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Posted by ChitaShines on November 7, 2006, 1:13 pm
On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:20:11 -0600, DT wrote:
>>I thought more like this:
>>http://www.temosunrooms.com/sec3_california.htm
>>One side is lower than the other, just like on the cars. A lot of
>>beach houses have that design. It looks like sunrooms also tend to
>>have them.
> Yes, this is the flat square roof with overhangs I think a lot of his
> references were talking about.

Now, I'm really confused because what I thought I knew I didn't even know I
didn't know.

Is a California Roof:
a) A flat square roof with overhangs
b) A split gable roof with a different height at the top for each
c) A roof wider at the top or at the bottom
d) A roof that is flatter than a New York roof
e) ???

Are there any California builders on this google group?

Posted by RicodJour on November 7, 2006, 1:49 pm

ChitaShines wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Nov:20:11 -0600, DT wrote:
> >>I thought more like this:
> >>http://www.temosunrooms.com/sec3_california.htm
> >>One side is lower than the other, just like on the cars. A lot of
> >>beach houses have that design. It looks like sunrooms also tend to
> >>have them.
> > Yes, this is the flat square roof with overhangs I think a lot of his
> > references were talking about.
>
> Now, I'm really confused because what I thought I knew I didn't even know I
> didn't know.
>
> Is a California Roof:
> a) A flat square roof with overhangs
> b) A split gable roof with a different height at the top for each
> c) A roof wider at the top or at the bottom
> d) A roof that is flatter than a New York roof
> e) ???
>
> Are there any California builders on this google group?

Why are you starting a new thread on the same question?

Asking a far-flung random audience about local terminology is dubious
at best...unless you're looking for any old answer instead of the
correct one. Ask your question to real life local people on the other
end of a phone. An interested librarian would be a good place to
start.

R


Posted by Prai Jei on November 7, 2006, 1:57 pm
ChitaShines (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message

> Now, I'm really confused because what I thought I knew I didn't even know
> I didn't know.
>
> Is a California Roof:
> a) A flat square roof with overhangs
> b) A split gable roof with a different height at the top for each
> c) A roof wider at the top or at the bottom
> d) A roof that is flatter than a New York roof
> e) ???

Since (as the song suggests) it never rains in southern California we could
have:

< e) No roof at all

--
Warning: keel away from child for hot bulb

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Posted by RicodJour on November 7, 2006, 2:24 pm

ChitaShines wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Nov:20:11 -0600, DT wrote:
> >>I thought more like this:
> >>http://www.temosunrooms.com/sec3_california.htm
> >>One side is lower than the other, just like on the cars. A lot of
> >>beach houses have that design. It looks like sunrooms also tend to
> >>have them.
> > Yes, this is the flat square roof with overhangs I think a lot of his
> > references were talking about.
>
> Now, I'm really confused because what I thought I knew I didn't even know I
> didn't know.
>
> Is a California Roof:
> a) A flat square roof with overhangs
> b) A split gable roof with a different height at the top for each
> c) A roof wider at the top or at the bottom
> d) A roof that is flatter than a New York roof
> e) ???
>
> Are there any California builders on this google group?

BTW, standard terminology exists for pretty much every roof and house
style out there.
http://www.realtor.org/rmoarch.nsf/pages/archguide?OpenDocument

If there is a colloquialism, California Roof, that doesn't mean it is
the preferred or correct terminology. You mentioned a NY roof in one
of your posts. Living in NY, I can tell you with authority, there
ain't no such thing. There are plenty of regional differences in
construction and architectural terminology which refer to the same
thing with different words, and there are plenty of terms that are used
incorrectly. Your quest seems a bit pointless.

If you are simply researching colloquialisms, and not actual
construction information, one of the word origin or semantics
newsgroups might be a better place to conduct your research.

R


Posted by Mike Lyle on November 7, 2006, 5:19 pm

RicodJour wrote:
[...]
> If you are simply researching colloquialisms, and not actual
> construction information, one of the word origin or semantics
> newsgroups might be a better place to conduct your research.

Well, she posted to AUE: she may not have got the answer, but I can't
think of a better place to ask.

--
Mike.


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