dormer

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

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

A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the Traditional style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2019

His whole body feels heavy as he carries the radio up to the dormer.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

“I read a lot of books about how to frame and build dormers, but they left many questions unanswered,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The architectural towers sport cupolas, buttresses, dormers and booming cannons, and they’re decorated with floral garlands, war-trophy cartouches and jewel-toned colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

A new insulated roof and dormers expanded the head space.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

Nothing of the houses but the roof sticks out above the snow, and the winter-doors may be set under the eaves or in the roof itself, like dormers.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin