Framing A Gable Roof Dormer

The gable dormers we built are 6 ft.

Framing a gable roof dormer.

Each dormer adds about 30 sq. This is basically a gabled dormer but the dormer roof flares out in the same way that the main roof on a house often flares out to accommodate a porch or an addition. Locate gable dormers on the ends and connect them with a recessed shed dormer. Wide about 9 ft.

If you re a little unsure of your rough framing or roofing skills hire a carpenter to help with this phase of the roof dormer project. Combining dormer designs can solve some difficult design decisions even while complicating roof framing. Flare roofs contain more materials and are more complex so take longer to build. As a result gable dormers vary in size more than most.

6 remove the shingles and the sheathing board from the area of the roof where the dormer will constructed. The slope of the gable roof and material used is a prime factor in cost. 110 150 per square foot or 7 050 to 9 600. Appropriately scaled gable dormers bring in light while adding charm and interest to a large or plain roof.

That said should a dormer become large enough to be considered a cross gable it will hold its own as a major design element. Affix the tarp to the roof screwing a 2 by 4 5 08 by 10 16 cm over it. Instead of extending a shed type dormer across most of a roof you can also take the approach shown here. Sharp gable roofs are a characteristic of the gothic and classical greek styles of architecture the opposite or inverted form of a gable roof is a v roof or butterfly roof.

Besides resulting in an interesting look that isn t too massive this design allows you to create cubbyhole type spaces inside the gable ends. A dormer window is a form of roof window. Roll the tarp up so you will be prepared in the event of rain. A dormer is a roofed structure often containing a window that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof.

From the floor to the peak and set back from the front wall of the house about 2 ft. Welcome to part 12 in my series of loft conversion videos where i show you my diy loft conversion from start to finish. The end wall of a shed dormer carries the load rather than the sidewalls. 7 385 for dormer 8 wide x.

Most simply build a header between two doubled common rafters from the main roof and use this to support the dormer s ridge beam. There is generally no load bearing issue when the end wall is framed directly over the exterior wall of the first floor. Average cost and size. Builders facing the job of framing a gable dormer generally use one of two options.

On the dormer the flared roof helps shade the windows a boon when dormers face south or west in regions where summers are hot. Flared gable photo by nancy andrews.