This design is sometimes called a dutch swedish german french english or new england roof.
Gamble roof dormer.
His sons installed a half pipe to skateboard in the upstairs of the garage the half pipe is still there and my guess is that they needed more daylight.
Each one offers a shallower slope that sits above a steeper one.
Dormer gambrel valley gambrel juts out check out our pictures of homes with gambrel roofs below to get a sense of the many gambrel roof designs you can implement.
A gambrel roof is one that has two sides to it.
Each dormer adds about 30 sq.
Most designs are symmetrical providing the advantages of a sloped roof while still maximizing the amount of space inside of the building.
Almost any style of dormer can be added to a gambrel roof.
Single window dormers with their shed roofs tucked under the top roof plane make a discreet and economical installation.
In short it appears an owner two owners ago wanted to install dormers in garage s gambrel roof in order to put in some windows.
Home with an intricate roof design that includes a gambrel design along with other roof styles such as gable.
Gambrel roof advantages addition dormer windows common gambrel roofs adds even more space also trusses support roof allow storage between them than traditional rafters traditionally gambrels were not able placed areas.
Wide about 9 ft.
Okay you can use them for inspiration.
The gable dormers we built are 6 ft.
In installing the dormers they chopped off the roof truss.