dormer
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Having had "a brief look at the roof space" on the applicant's house, he said things such as dormer windows could reduce roof space, meaning "less panels" could be installed.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Believe it or not, it only takes those and a few more simple tools to build a dormer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Stone, shutters and dormer windows bring colonial style to the exterior, and inside, the grand foyer showcases a Paul R. Williams trademark: the spiral staircase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Here’s a partial list of things that are not a roof: plumbing vent pipe, chimney, skylights, powered roof ventilator, attic or room dormer, a wall that’s next to and rises above a roof.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
We slept upstairs in small rooms with dormer ceilings.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Their dormers hadn’t been built yet; the lawns hardly had grass; the trees were plants held steady by sticks, a piece of paper attached by wire to the branches: “Apple tree.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
A few have Asian-inspired elements like flared or upturned columns or dormers, while others incorporate floral motifs and stained glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Plumbing vent pipes, dormers, turbine vents, chimneys, pot vents, powered attic ventilation fans, solar-array-panel brackets, etc., are all examples of things that are not a roof but found on roofs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
A massive mansard roof with dormers, tall windows and paired doors at the above-grade entrance all indicate Second Empire.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021
And so Harry and Cato began their life at Mrs. De Boer’s, living in one of the narrow dormers in the attic.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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