Eaves 2374831 219600497 2008-06-16T01:00:50Z Alaibot 1324179 Robot: sorting stub (based on existing categorisation) {{for|people named Eaves|Eaves (surname)}} {{for|the English village|Eaves, Lancashire}} {{unreferenced|date=November 2007}} [[Image:eaves.jpg|right|thumb]] An '''eave''' is the edge of a [[roof]]. Eaves usually project beyond the side of the building generally to provide weather protection. Some buildings, such as [[American Craftsman|Craftsman]] [[bungalow]]s, have very wide eaves with decorative [[Bracket#In_mechanics_and_structures|bracket]]s. The word eave can also refer to the part of a sloping roof that overhangs the [[wall]] or the [[soffit]], the lower edge of the part of a roof that overhangs a wall. In [[passive solar building design]], the eave may be extended to control the amount of solar light and heat entering the [[window]](s). ==See also== *[[Eavesdrip]] and eavesdrop *[[Eavesdropping]] *[[Chhajja]] *[[Rainhead]] *[[Gargoyle]] [[Category:Architectural elements]] [[Category:Roofs]] {{element-arch-stub}} [[de:Dachtraufe]] [[gd:Anainn]] [[hsb:Skap]] [[pl:Okap]] [[sv:Takfot]]