What do you call this roof trim?

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In the attached photo, what do you call the small roof extension immediately above the overhead door? And how would you frame it? I would call it a greek return if it didn't extend all the way across the wall. I'm designing a pole building that's visible from our house and want to add a few pieces of architectural bling.
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We are currently doing standing seam metal roofing on similar architecture. We call them "eye brows" for lack of a better name.
 
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We are currently doing standing seam metal roofing on similar architecture. We call them "eye brows" for lack of a better name.

How are they framed? Do they hang off each vertical chord on the gable truss and return against the a wall stud or the garage door header?
 
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Full return.

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some call them eyebrow others call them an Apron, but in either case here is the way most are built, rather simple add-on , I prefer to attach the short rafters to the side of each wall studs before the wall sheathing etc,etc, are applied, no way for it to pull away;)
 
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some call them eyebrow others call them an Apron, but in either case here is the way most are built, rather simple add-on , I prefer to attach the short rafters to the side of each wall studs before the wall sheathing etc,etc, are applied, no way for it to pull away;)

Great, thanks for photo. I like your way of doing it, I've seen gable overhangs made as assemblies like that without tying them into the roof and they generally sag over time.
 
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Full return, or maybe "brow" if it's associated with doors underneath. In a craftsman style, the brow is usually separate from the roof and supported with large brackets (looks pretty cool).
 

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