Originally Posted By: dnice This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
lkage wrote:
dnice wrote:
lkage wrote:
Or gable, hip, gambrel, flat, etc.
That would be under "roof type".
That's one way to look at it.
Can't think of another way to look at it unless you think that "flat" (or gable, hip, etc.) can be considered styles of homes. I'm missing your logic here.
Originally Posted By: lkage This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
dnice wrote:
lkage wrote:
dnice wrote:
lkage wrote:
Or gable, hip, gambrel, flat, etc.
That would be under "roof type".
That's one way to look at it.
Can't think of another way to look at it unless you think that "flat" (or gable, hip, etc.) can be considered styles of homes. I'm missing your logic here.
Not much logic needed. There are many ways to look at things...this is just one, as Darren points out.
-- "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."
Galileo Galilei
Originally Posted By: rmoore This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Personally, I’d go with “Single family, platform framed, gable roofed, colonial wannabe”.
A real colonial would also have fake shutters at the window over the garage...scuz me, I mean stable. 
-- Richard Moore
Rest Assured Inspection Services
Seattle, WA
www.rainspect.com
Originally Posted By: dnice This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
lkage wrote:
Not much logic needed. There are many ways to look at things...this is just one, as Darren points out.
The specifics can all be pretty subjective, however, one still needs to properly separate the distinctions of home style, roof style, and methods of construction.
To use methods of construction and roof styles to describe the distinction "Style of Home" would be confusing and inappropriate.
To collapse the distinctions of home style, roof style and method of construction, and use the describing terms interchangeably, tends to indicate a lack of understanding of details that is expected of a competent home inspector.
I'm not sure what you are implying...but I just want to be sure that we are really on the same page (unless you are just being a contrarian). 
Originally Posted By: lkage This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
dnice wrote:
lkage wrote:
Not much logic needed. There are many ways to look at things...this is just one, as Darren points out.
The specifics can all be pretty subjective, however, one still needs to properly separate the distinctions of home style, roof style, and methods of construction.
To use methods of construction and roof styles to describe the distinction "Style of Home" would be confusing and inappropriate.
If you're confused and believe certain descriptions inappropriate, then use what you think best...pretty simple really. 
-- "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."
Galileo Galilei
Originally Posted By: dnice This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
lkage wrote:
If you're confused and believe certain descriptions inappropriate, then use what you think best...pretty simple really. 
Perhaps the advise to "use what you think best" would have been good advise to give to Earl in the first place. That would be "pretty simple" rather than to begin to throw out terms out of left field that do not address the original question.
Earl got good plenty good advice from Joe, Tim, William, Jason, Michael, Justo and David. Your piping in with roof styles and Darren with construction methods is so out of left field that one might think that you are more interested in confusing a newbie inspector than in aiding him. Of this I am NOT "confused".
I'm noticing some Bushartisms in your remarks so please excuse me if I disengage from this nonsense. Earl has gotten the advise he needed and hopefully he has enough sense on his own to know when he's being fed misinformation.
Originally Posted By: lwillick This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Earl:
You don’t need to describe the style of house, the realtors quite often do that, but you should identify the style of roof. On this home it is a gable. Good luck. Keep asking questions. It’s a good way to learn.