Q. The roof on my house is just a big flat area. I’ve seen similar style houses that have a dormer on the roof. This structure makes the house far more interesting. What does it take to add ...

A loft conversion or rooms in the roof gain both extra head height and useful floor space with a dormer window as part of the design. Meanwhile, from the exterior, a good dormer design will ...

An MSP has written to the housing minister about a legal loophole which allows landlords of top-floor flats to build into communal roof space.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A dormer is a window commonly set vertically on a sloping roof. Each dormer has a flat, arched, hipped, pointed, or ornamented roof. Dormer windows can be built into the ...

Flat roof dormer: These, as the name suggests, have a flat roof and can extend the entire width of the house if required. Side dormer: Built into the side-facing slope of a roof.

Although roof repairs are shared by all residents in a block, top-floor flat owners are able to install windows. Alison Johnstone said there was a need to raise awareness of the issue.