Roof Ridge Decorations

Decorative ridge cresting we like to call this the icing on the cake.

Roof ridge decorations.

Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽. Yán shòu or walking beasts 走獸 走兽. We offer both standard designs and colors and completely custom options. Ridge boards and beams.

Dūn shòu were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the chinese empire. Only official buildings palaces government buildings and some temples were permitted to use such roof decorations. Orangery roof victorian irons victorian homes gable roof design adams homes architectural shingles corrugated roofing roof repair house repair. In traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam.

This custom made cresting is available in any color and is sold to fit the greenhouse at 45 per lineal foot. Finials the architectural detailing at the end of the cresting are 45 each. Decorative roof ridge cresting. Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽.

The top end of each rafter is cut at an angle so that it meets flush with one broadside of the ridge board and the ridge is sandwiched between the rafters.