Victorian Homes Experts? Mansard roof?

[hentob]

Edited to say THANK YOU to the poster that filled me in on the correct spelling. It is a Mansard roof. OK--So how expensive to replace?

Thanks again!!
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We are thinking about purchasing a victorian-style home. Just in the "looking phase" right now, but the more we see of this beautiful house, the more we love it.

It does need a new roof, which is keeping the price down a bit. We are having someone go and give us an estimate tomorrow, but I wanted to ask opinions here.

The woman selling the home says it is a "Manfred" (I could be spelling that wrong) style roof. Anyone? I can't find anything on this on Goolgle, so I know I am spelling it wrong.

Anyone else put a new roof on a much older home? We want to keep with the original style as much as possible.

Any opinions welcome..

Hentob

 

[Desnik]

It is Mansard
Here are 2 links I found about it:
http://architecture.about.com/library/blgloss-mansard.htm?once=true&
http://www.mansard.org/

I love victorian homes and I knew right away what you were talking about!! I would make sure whoever you use to restore/replace the roof is familiar or specializes in old homes. You don't want to take away from the beauty of the arcitecture.