This building's mansard roof has been re-shingled but retains its original gabled dormers at 20 Carroll Place, on Aug. 26, 2011. (Staten Island Advance) Staff-Shot A third-floor bedroom is shown ...

A gable dormer, known for its colonial aesthetic, is a triangle-shaped dormer consisting of two planes slanted in opposite directions. A hipped dormer, also known as a hip-roof dormer, ...

The dormer, also called a dormer window, has its own roof, which could be arched, flat, pointed, or ornate. Because dormers jut out beyond the pitched roof, they add depth and dimension to a home.

“A dormer is an architectural feature: a window that sticks out from the roof plane, with its own little walls and roof,” says Patrick. “A gable, on the other hand, refers to a type of roof.

These types of small dormers are sometimes called “doghouse dormers,” because they are shaped somewhat similar to a doghouse with a gable roof. They have to be built well enough not to leak ...

Dormers, in particular flat-roof dormers, are the most popular type of conversion. They're suitable for almost any home with a sloping roof. Dormer conversions are less expensive than mansard or ...

The roof defines a home. From a broad, gently sloping plane with a deep overhang to crossed gables punctuated by a rounded turret, roofs are characteristic of the style and period in which a home ...

Two dormer extensions at the front and a large dormer to the rear of the property were constructed as well as a 'hip to gable' roof extension.