Gable Dormer Hip Roof
Hip to gable loft conversion.
Gable dormer hip roof. Gable and hip dormers are most the commonly used architectural styles of dormers. The dormer itself has its own roof which can be a hip eyebrow shed segmental or gable roof depending on the architectural design. The point at which the three sloping sides join is over the center of the dormer rather than at its front as with a gable dormer. A dutch gable is a hybrid of the gable and hip roof.
The roof dormer is an architectural structure protruding out from a slanting roof. Box gable roof a type of hip roof where each side includes two different sloping angles with the lower angle much steeper than the upper angle. They add structural frames for windows and offer additional living space in your attic. Hipped dormers maintain consistency with hipped roofs and add visual contrast to gable roofs.
A gable roof is placed at the top of a hip roof for more space and enhanced aesthetic appeal. Rather than a two sided gable a roof dormer has sloped roof sheathing and roofing material on all three sides. Continue reading below our video of the day.