| In my other article I wrote about A-frames and | | | | were really at their peak, this was post world war |
| the basic structure, I also mentioned a few of its | | | | II when they became most popular. A frames |
| uses like the advertising boards and tents, | | | | have however been present throughout history |
| however the A Frames I mentioned there were | | | | but it happens to be this time when the A frame |
| to bear lightweight loads. There is another | | | | houses acquired all their defining characteristics. |
| structure that relies on the A frame design but is | | | | A Frame House Characteristics |
| designed to bear a heavy load; this structure is | | | | A frame houses tend to have at least one of the |
| the A Frame House. | | | | below characteristics, some a frame houses |
| A Frame houses are designed from the A frame | | | | actually have all of the listed characteristics: |
| structure, it is an interior style of houses where | | | | - 1 and a half to 2 and a half stories. |
| the roofline is steeply angled and meets at the | | | | - In appearance a triangular shape |
| top, this also gives the appearance of the letter | | | | - Rear and Front gables. |
| A. The ceiling is not closed off like a normal house | | | | - Often the houses have a small living space. |
| with a loft, the ceiling in an A frame house is open | | | | - The A Frame house has few vertical walls. |
| and you can see all the way up 2 the rafters. | | | | - A roof that slopes steeply and extends to the |
| It was in the mid 1950s all the way through to | | | | floor on both sides. |
| the 1970s is when the A frame structure houses | | | | |