Talk:Gable

Gable vs facade
Gable and facade are different. Perhaps Gable needs its own page.

Window
I had learned (at the House of Seven Gables when I was a mere lad) that a true gable was a roof apex with a window in the center. Any truth to this? And, if so, does it bear inclusion in the article? 69.253.193.234 17:30, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * There appear to be a number of misconceptions about the nature of architectural gables that come from Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables including, for example, the idea that the ridge of a true gable must connect with the highest ridge of the roof itself. Hawthorne's description of the House emphasizes the angularity of the gables as well as their darkness and disheveled nature, but I could not find any indication of architectural specifics such as the relationship of windows to the apex ("apex", by the way, not being a word used in the book anywhere).  His book is the reason the word "gable" exists in modern vernacular-- seems a shame he could not have been more specific when a specific definition does in fact exist.  KDS 4444  Talk   23:11, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

"catches the wind like a sail"
This reference is probably talking about how a sail and a wing work alike. A triangular sail is faster than a square rig because of the way wind flows across the front of it. Square sails catch wind behind them and push the boat. This is why square rigged boats are faster going with the wind. "Running before the wind". Triangular sails work as wind blows across them. Like the curve in a wing creates lift, the curve in the sail causes a low pressure zone infront of the sail. The air behind the sail tries to enter this area and pushes the boat forward. Boats with these sails are much faster, but only when running between 45 to 90 degrees across the wind. "Beam Reach" or "Broad Running" This also allows these boats to sail almost directly into the wind. "Close Hauled" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.134.164.137 (talk) 22:03, 4 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Um, what does this have to do with anything?  KDS 4444  Talk   23:12, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

What is a gable?
I came here to find out what a gable is. I read the article, and looked at the picture. I still have no idea what a gable is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.64.83.72 (talk) 07:22, 4 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I hope you do not have any difficulty now. I don't know how the article could be clearer than it currently is.  You're welcome.   KDS 4444  Talk   22:35, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal
Hello everyone. I was doing some cleanup looking for mergers, and saw that there was a merge-to template on Gablet roof, but there was never a merge-from template placed on Gable (so I fixed that.). The "Merge-to" template was placed on Gablet roof in August 2011 to be merged into Gable. From what I can see, it looks like these two topics are one in the same; both refer to the roofing structure. Should these two articles be merged? Steel1943 (talk) 16:43, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Steel1943: A Gablet roof is a hybridization of a Gable roof and a Hip roof, as is the Half-hip roof. As such, I don't think it makes sense to merge it with one or the other; a simple refernce in the "See Also" section seems adequate to me. Vonhoser (talk) 20:55, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

My initial reaction is the same: let's leave them unmerged and remove the tag. KDS 4444  Talk   22:36, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Removed tags per above. -- ELEKHHT 07:39, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Dutch Gables should be kept separate.
Dutch or Flemish gables or strictly speaking Netherlandish gables indicate a style of a whole building distinguished by their curvilinear gables. The style (as that is what it is) originated in Italy in the 15th century and spread northwards (with changes) to the Baltic then westwards reaching England at the end 16th century - Trerice in Cornwall 1571. It became fashionable on vernacular houses in the second half of the 17th century, but they are unlike Dutch examples. The Dutch settlers in South Africa adopted a third style which is dubbed 'Cape Dutch'.See book of that name by Obholzer et al. There are a number of reasons for this fashion spreading in England which I have discovered through studying the style since 2007. See the website: www.iotas.org.uk and click on Thanet past for illustrations and comments by me. Thanet is NE Kent and IOTAS is the Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society. The style is nationwide but most popular in the eastern counties of England. See also my reports in the Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter Summer 2012 and Autumn 2012.Gordonsgables (talk) 11:11, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Front-gabled and side-gabled merger proposal
I propose that Front-gabled and side-gabled be merged into Gable. I think that the content in the Front-gabled and side-gabled article can easily be explained in the context of Gable, and the Gable article is of a reasonable size that the merging of Front-gabled and side-gabled will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. Fisheriesmgmt (talk) 22:29, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I've "been bold" and just merged the two pages. There is really no reason for them to exist as separate articles. Fisheriesmgmt (talk) 23:20, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Wimperg be merged into Gable. No need for a separate article for wimperg, which is a type of gable. The wimperg page is only a definition and the gable page currently does not mention gable. Bangabandhu (talk) 07:26, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Split proposal
Gable roof is maybe the most common roof, it is a joke that it is only a redirect to an (ornamental) wall!?  → User: Perhelion 12:54, 7 September 2016 (UTC)