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Dormer placement question

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Should I place dormer centered over garage doors? or centered over whole addition? Right now it’s centered over just the “garage” portion of the addition. (The garage is a little more forward of the rest of the addition but only like 14 inches or so.) **I’m definitely making it wider and adding a 4th window

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Lidia

4 years ago

And I’d like to add, why not have a door instead of a window to the short section between garage and house? Then pull it all together by adding a wrap around porch to pull the two section of the house together? You can add a couple pillars to the new door next to the garage so the new section looks less of an afterthought. Then the biggie...you’ll need to highlight your front entrance better so it becomes more of a focal point.

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cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
Sorry It wouldn’t post the picture in my original question
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PPF.
4 years ago
Are you modeling the dormer on the house -- specifically the roof?
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Seabornman
4 years ago
Is this a fake dormer? If so I vote nowhere.
cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
No there are no dormers on house, and this is a fake one
cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
I dont have a picture of front but its like this and that addition is coming off the right side
cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
Just seems like a lot of roof not to have something...it’s 51 feet long (addition and garage)
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Flo Mangan
4 years ago
In peeking at house roofline it looks like barn roof lines. I would put a pretty cupola on roof top centered with detail that suits home. Dormers are a pain and leak prone.
cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
House is gonna have regular pointed gables, sorry that isn’t the greatest depiction
bpath
4 years ago
Make it real and have more light in the garage.
cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
Should I make it more like one of these instead of shed dormer
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Flo Mangan
4 years ago
Need much more information. Will you be using the space above ceiling of the garage? This isn't the time to be figuring this out. It should have been part of design, since it will affect structure. Think hard about this.
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PPF.
4 years ago
I would do nothing there. Minimize the look of the garage.
cherades
Original Author
4 years ago
There will be some storage above ceiling that’s it, this wasn’t original plan....The garage trusses got changed to run in the opposite direction, per builders recommendation after they got started for reasons I don’t try to understand here is a different pic I found
cpartist
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
You don't need or want a dormer. Your garage should NOT be the focal point of the house. Your front entry should be. Right now it looks overwhelming since it's all wood but once it's finished it won't look so large and imposing. Nothing there!
Lidia
4 years ago
To help the addition blend I’d keep the 3 window dormer. Add pillars and an overhang like you have on the front of your original house. I’d recommend you put garage or sliding doors in the back of the garage so it can be a flex space for large family gatherings and use it other than just storing cars. Good luck with your new storage space!
Lori Wagerman_Walker
4 years ago
Flo, I love the cupola! :)

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