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 dormer ...

The dormer requires the person building it to have a complete understanding of roof flashings. Without this, you'll have leaks in your roof for sure. 2. Real or fake ...

Question: I use my attic for storage, but it’s dark. I thought about adding a small roof dormer for light and to improve the appearance of my home. How do I design one? Answer: Adding a dormer to your ...

Technically speaking, a dormer is a structural element that projects vertically from a building’s sloping roof plane to provide daylight, ventilation or additional headroom under the structural ...

Q. Our Cape Cod home was built in 1999. We have one dormer, which we think is the source of a water leakage problem. The leak only occurs in the winter, due to ice build-up. The builder says raking ...

The eyes have it - not iPods or iPhones, but eyelid windows, eyebrow dormers and eaves that provide both function and charm to a building. Defined as low profile, with no sides and literally rolling ...