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Dormer Windows
A dormer window is a vertical window that is provided in the sloping roof. The dormer window has a little roof that can be flat, arched, hipped, pointed, or ornate. Dormer windows can be installed on the ceiling or wall and come in a number of shapes and sizes. This type of window brings natural light into an attic, loft, or any room with a vaulted ceiling.
Types of Dormer Window
- Gable
- Pediment
- Hip
- Shed
- Flat
- Arch
- Segment/Scheme
- Eyebrow
- Wall
- Inset/Recessed
Gable
The gable–style dormer is perhaps the most standard dormer type. A vertical tube with a triangular roof. One major problem that sets the Gable Dormer’s roof apart is that the Dormer’s face does not stop and extends to a point under the roof.
Often the dormer roof extends back to meet the roof of the house, but this is not necessary. Skylights look very simple and have little aesthetic value.
Pediment
The pediment dormer roof looks very similar to the gable dormer but with a little more style. The pediment is the remains of a Greek fitting. It looks like a gable, but the triangular face of the dormer is different from the rest of the wall.
Hip
Compared to gable roof windows, hipster skylights look more like cribs or chapu. A hipster roof is a roof that has four sides diagonally so as not to have gable-like faces.
Shed
This type of window provides large inside space. They basically look like someone cut a cube from the ceiling and shoved it into a shallow corner. The chalet dormer can start anywhere on the roof, including the top of the main roof.
Flat
Flat dormer windows are just as important as chalet dormer windows, but the roof is flat, not slanted. This design gives more space to the front of the dormer and also changes the look of the interior.
Arch
Arch dormers are not much used nowadays compared to their lower counterparts. The bow dormer is defined by a roof with a 180-degree bow, meaning that the roof end is at the same vertical angle as the dormer’s wall.
Segment/Scheme
The split bow, occasionally sometimes called Scheme Bows, is in a true sense similar to dormer windows, but with a lower curved roof. Unlike traditional bow dormer windows, bow dormer roofs do not fully extend 180 degrees.
Eyebrow
Eyebrow Dormer is an interesting interpretation of Bow Dormer. Most dormer windows have vertical faces, but the only flat part of the eyebrow dormer is the face. The actual skylight remains attached to the side ceiling.
Wall
Wall dormer is derived from the same concept as eyebrow dormer but in a different direction. Unlike other types of skylights, which are defined by roof style, skylights on walls are defined by their location in connection with the house.
Inset/Recessed
Inset or suspended skylights are an animal of their own. As with in-wall dormer windows, concave dormer windows are defined not by the roof type, but by the location of the roof.
