Need help deciding on dormer style!
We want to add dormers to the gambrel roof and we're torn between two dormer styles.
1. Our leading option is to add two gable dormers where each would be centered between the two windows to the left and right of the front door. This would match the roof line on the far left and right of the house and I think it would be the most architecturally pleasing.
2. The other option is to add a big shed dormer along the width of the gambrel roof. I've read that when designing dormers the windows should be spaced to line up with the windows on the first floor. If we did this, I think it would look oversized for the house and detract from the first floor.
3. Are there other options?
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PROPPF.
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oberon476
2 years agoAndrew Rosen
2 years agopalimpsest
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI removed the tree first, to get a good look at the house: It may be the photo but I don't think the windows on the right and left have equal space between them.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI think I would do a shed; I don't think you want a bunch of triangles marching across the top, because the house is pretty asymmetrical. It does not necessarily need to be this size, I just selected something.
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
2 years agoIf you didn’t already have the gable dormer on the right I’d vote for 2 or 3 gables. But since that is already there I’d do the shed. The house I just sold was very similar and I had the 3 gables. If I were building that house again today I think I‘d do the shed. The 3 gable windows did bring a lot of light but didn’t do much for functionality inside.
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