Pent Roof Design

What is a Pent Roof?

A pent roof is an extension that projects outward from a structure and has a single-sloped appearance. This is typically placed for garage doors, running above and across the door openings. A pent roof might be used only for protection from the weather, while others may use this structural addition purely for aesthetics. No matter the reason for the addition, pent roof designs are both eye-catching and helpful when it is snowing or raining. Below, you can see what a pent roof looks like on some of our garages. Contact our team to determine if a pent roof addition is recommended for your planned structure – 610-593-7700.

Advantages of The Pent Roof

Besides the extra level of beauty, a pent roof adds to a garage, it has several other advantages that make it a no-brainer when deciding to add one to your structure. Having this sloped style roof allows for easier drainage and prevents water from running directly onto your structure’s garage doors. If your garage has a flat appearance, a pent roof is a great addition to add depth and a more modern aesthetic. Not only does this roof look great on modern garage designs, but also on traditional and farmhouse-style garages.

A huge reason many customers add a pent roof design to their garage is for protection. There’s nothing worse than stepping out of your garage to walk around your car and getting soaked with rain or snow. This is helpful if you have a larger car with a tight fit in your garage. If a pent roof is placed above your garage doors, then you are covered from the nasty weather that might be happening above you. Also, another huge plus is the ability to decorate the roof. Christmas lights look great on a roof, but when you add them to a pent roof, it takes your Christmas decorations to the next level. Or, instead of holiday lights, attaching string lights to these areas will help you see better when stepping outside. Keep the lights up high, where they won’t get in the way, so you don’t need to worry about placing ground lights to brighten your walk path. If you wanted to include the Timber Frame look that we offer for pent roofs, as seen in the images below, you can hang plants from these open, bracket-style layouts. This will make your garage more aesthetically pleasing, especially if you have a two-story garage with a finished, upstairs living space.

Pent roof designs are gorgeous and create an upscale appearance to your garage… but that isn’t even including the benefits of keeping yourself dry from the weather when stepping outside of your garage. There is truly nothing worse than rounding your car and unloading groceries while being rained on or snowed on. Keep yourself dry, and consider adding a pent roof when building your dream garage.

Incorporating a Pent Roof Into Your Garage Design

When planning to build or currently building a Stoltzfus Structure garage, incorporating a pent roof is a great decision, although the next question is whether the roof should cover just one garage door or all of them. The pent roof is very versatile, and you can check out different structures the pent roof has been added to by going to our Featured Projects. You’ll find tons of projects for inspiration or a replica, not just pent roof garages. Adding this roof over the garage doors will give your garage a sleek appearance and match other design choices on your property.

Cohesiveness can be built by either matching the pent roof material with the roof included on the garage, closely matching it to your home’s roof, or adding contrast by using a completely different roofing material on your pent roof. The roofing materials Stoltzfus Structures provides include asphalt shingles, standing seam, or ribbed metal roofing. You can check out what these roof options look like on our options page and the overall design style you would like your structure to be, by looking at our available colors.

What Structures are You Looking For?

A pent roof design is most frequently seen on two-story garages, but if you are looking for other structures, Stoltzfus Structures has tons to offer. As far as our most popular products, we have dozens of Sheds, ranging from Storage, Garden, Elite, and Garages, offering Single-Car, Elite, Double-Wide, and Timber Frame. In addition, we have tons of Outdoor Living Structures, Pool Houses, and Greenhouses. Also, with several different options for every space you need, our Outdoor Retreats have tons of styles to choose from.

Contact us or call – 610-593-7700 – to speak with our incredible team, who are here to help guide your Stoltzfus Structures experience. Whether that be from purchasing an In-Stock structure, building your dream structure, or even just asking questions, they are always willing to help!

About The Author

Jada Morris

Recently graduated from college, I take advantage of having more free time and spend those moments catching up on my love of reading, brainstorming ideas for design projects, and spending time with my family, friends, and furry companions. I have two Golden Retrievers that are complete opposites, one who has enough energy to run three marathons a day if he could, and the other who would be happy to stay in bed all day! I might relate a bit more to the later but am always up for an adventure.