Adding a dormer(s)?
We are meeting with our second option build team this week. This team includes an architect whom we have met and liked his previous projects. I am aware that he will answer the dormer questions but would live to educate myself a bit as well. I have my what not to build book as a guide lol.
This is the front of the house currently, we will add 12 feet of roof to the right side of the house in order to cover the back deck. The roof lines will follow the current roof.
The new dormer can be the entire width, or close to it, of the current roof now showing. The left 2/3 of the house the dormer will be an addition to the loft area in order to create a space for a master bathroom and closet. Also, the chimney will be gone as we are taking out the fireplace and putting a fireplace on the porch.
Does it matter if the dormer is symmetrical? Meaning if 12 feet of original roof show on right but maybe 3feet show on left? I like these 2 types of dormers as a starting point.
Here is a very rough plan of the upstairs with a dormer added for the bath,
smaller dormer
Larger dormer
this is the loft currently, the wall where the beds are now is where the dormer will go
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just_janni
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoWe debated the dormer across the back, but the view from the back would be of the detached garage roof. Still not ruling it out but not hubbys favorite.
So I did get some rough notes from the first builder on one way to do the dormer, it means a center dormer that is about 11ft wide leaving 13ft of the original roofline either side.
I'm ok with less closet as it will still be more than what we have now.
These are two possible layouts that we like. The tub is a 40inch Japanese soaking tub, which is better for hubbys back.
Or flip tub and shower which may make the window placement odd from the outside,
PROMark Bischak, Architect
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThank you, Mark. I got a few early thoughts from the build team after they visited the house on Monday. Based on that I have tweaked my plans a bit. As budget is a big factor we can't totally rebuild the house ( if I could go back in time and buy this lot with nothing I would!) we have to choose what will make it work for us. For example the kitchen is 9x11 but has newer cabinets in good shape so redoing it will be a no.
It will work best to have a center dormer of about 12' wide. We are also changing the deck along the river side which will affect the facade a bit so the architect is mulling that over.
a quick draw on my iPad app, sorry not a great app for this.
The revised layout, gives me a corner window option over tub.
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7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoChimney wil be gone as we are moving the fireplace.
The guys crawled around up there and said that the space above the ceiling was good. From floor to peak to ceiling was 8ft then another 4 feet or so to peak of roof in the attic space above. They said there were some ties for wind or something. Things are blurring together, sorry.
This is the area where dormer space will end up, the closet to left of couch which also contains chimney chase will be gone and that will end up as loft.
This shows the back of the house, might show a better view of the roof line, the top of the Windows is about the ceiling height.
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