dormer
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A simple dormer addition may be enough to expand the second floor you already have, and is more straightforward than a partial or full second-story addition, because the scope of the project is much smaller.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022
As their dormer bungalow falls into council tax band E, they won't be eligible for the £150 rebate being offered.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022
A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the Traditional style.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2019
That something might be a chimney, a plumbing vent pipe, a powered attic fan, a turbine vent or a dormer, or it might be where two roof surfaces intersect.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2019
Even with the afternoon sunlight slanting in through the dormer windows, the farthest reaches of the attic were deep in shadow.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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