Types of Dormer Roof

Dormer windows are placed on sloping roofs to let natural light in. If you love lots of sunlight in your attic or room, consider adding a dormer on your home by choosing from its many variations. Here are some:

Flat
An extension of the shed roof dormer is the flat roof dormer. In this modern building in Germany, you can see that dormers are hardly an old-fashioned idea. Postmodern architects often take traditional architectural details and turn them on their heads.

Hipped
The hipped roof dormer is slightly less popular than gable and shed dormers, but it’s more elegant. It often mimics the hipped roof of the house itself. A hipped roof has four sloping sides that come together in a peak, rather than a gable which has just two sloping sides. Source: TheSpruce

Bonnet
A bonnet dormer has a curved roof and vertical walls on either side of the window. It’s common to install arch-top windows in bonnet dormers so the top of the window matches the arch of the bonnet.

Wall
This type of dormer can feature any one of the above styles of roofs, but it’s defining feature is that the front of the dormer is an extension of the exterior wall below. Instead of setting back in the middle of the roof, the siding on the main part of the house continues right up into the dormer, making the front of the dormer flush with the front of the house. Source: BobVila

Pyramidal
When a hipped dormer projects from a roof at a 45-degree angle, it takes on a pyramidal shape. This design is unusual but creates an opportunity for a nearly wrap-around view because there are spaces for windows that look out in two directions.

Recessed
Recessed dormers, also known as inset dormers, have one or more walls that are set into the roof, rather than placed on it. This style of dormer allows the windows to be deeper than they might otherwise be. Source: ThisOldHouse

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