Dormers absolutely make the roof of a house look far more interesting. The good news is you can add a dormer to an existing roof. The bad news is that it's not a do-it-yourself job.

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 ...

Q. My attic is not tall enough for living space, but I use it for storage. I thought about adding a small roof dormer for light and to improve the appearance of my home. How do I design one? ...

A flat dormer is a flat-roofed three-walled structure that extends above a slanted roof. A shed dormer is a slope-roofed structure whose roof slants in the same direction as the house’s roof.

I f you want to boost your home’s usable square meterage, using the space underneath the roof is a great way to do so – and dormer windows could make a conversion feasible. And it’s these ...

A group of dormers are set into the sloping roof of this house in Tokushima by Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects, enabling daylight to reach rooms raised above a protective grassy bank ...

PLANS to install large dormer windows on the roof of a former church building have been refused by a planning panel. An application to convert Sandy Lane Methodist Church into a house were ...

A dormer roof is a built-in structure which adds space and height in a loft. Many people install these extensions to their home to turn dark, loft areas into bright and spacious living spaces.

Scottish studio Konishi Gaffney has constructed a wide dormer window to convert the loft of a terraced house in Edinburgh into an extra bedroom. Konishi Gaffney, which is led by Scottish architect ...