dormer
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dor·mer
(dôr'mər) 
n.
n.
- A window set vertically into a small gable projecting from a sloping roof.
- The gable holding such a window.
[Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room, from dormir, to sleep. See dormant.]
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Window set vertically in a structure that projects from a sloping roof. It often illuminates a bedroom. In the late Gothic and early Renaissance periods, elaborate masonry dormers were designed. Dormers were used along with the mansard roof to defy a Parisian law limiting buildings to six stories; the seventh story was called a garret (or attic) and was made habitable by the dormer. gable.
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1. a window projecting through a sloping roof (single dormer).
2. the roofed structure containing such a window (shed dormer).
Example: Figure 53.
FIG. 53. DORMER WINDOWS
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Victorian; chopped cooked lamb mixed with rice and suet, rolled into sausage shapes, coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried.
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South African dual-purpose sheep with fleece of 22 to 24 micron fiber diameter. Produced by crossing Merino and Dorset Horn breeds.
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categories related to 'dormer'
- Windows, Walls, and Facades - dormer: vertical window set in projection beneath sloping roof; entire projecting structure with such a window
- Roofs and Towers - dormer: gabled extension off attic room, with sloping roof and vertical window
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Dormer
For people named Dormer, see Dormer (surname).
A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.[1]
Often conflated with the term "dormer", a dormer window is a window set into the dormer. Like skylights, dormer windows are a source of light and ventilation for top floors, but unlike skylights (which are parallel to the roof surface) they also increase the amount of headroom in the room and allow for more usable space.
A blind dormer or false dormer is a dormer that can only be seen from the outside of the house: it is roofed off on the inside, and does not provide any extra space or light. These are often used to make the house appear more impressive.
A dormer is often one of the primary elements of a loft conversion.
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Types
The main types of dormer are:
- Gable fronted dormer: the front of the dormer rises to a point at the ridge of the dormer roof. Also known as a dog-house dormer.
- Hipped roof dormer: the roof slopes back from front of structure to a point farther back, or, a dormer with a hip roof.
- Flat roof dormer: the roof of the dormer is flat.
- Shed dormer: A dormer (window) whose eave line is parallel to the main roof eave line.[2] Shed dormers can provide more attic space and head room than gable dormers, but cannot be the same pitch as the main roof and may therefore require different roof sheeting. Often used in gable-roofed homes, a shed dormer has a single-planed roof, pitched at a shallower angle than the main roof.
- Wall dormer: A dormer whose face is coplanar with the face of the wall below, breaking the line at the cornice of the building.
- Eyebrow or eyelid dormer "A low dormer on the slope of a roof. It has no sides, the roofing being carried over it in a wavy line." [3] The bottom of an eyebrow dormer is flat and the top is curved.
- Link Dormer A large dormer that houses a chimney or joins one part of a roof to another.[4]
- Bonnetted Dormer. Arched roof of dormer, rounded shape when viewed from front. Popular in Victorian homes, especially in certain areas, like the Southcott-style row-houses called Jellybean Row in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Popularity
Ireland
During the Irish property bubble the popularity of dormers in Ireland soared immensely; they were often fitted to new multi-storey residential homes as well as in smaller houses such as those found in ghost estates. Retrofitting of dormers, however, remained uncommon.
Disadvantages
Improperly constructed dormers are prone to leaks and give rise to expensive repairs.
See also
References
- ^ Barr, Peter. "Illustrated Glossary", 19th Century Adrian Architecture, accessed June 17, 2009.
- ^ Dictionary of Architecture & Construction, C.M.Harris.
- ^ http://buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/e/eye.html
- ^ A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Francis D.K. Ching
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Dormer
Dansk (Danish)
n. - kvistvindue
Français (French)
n. - lucarne
Deutsch (German)
n. - Dachgaube, Mansardenfenster
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) παράθυρο σοφίτας
Português (Portuguese)
n. - janela (f) de água-furtada
Русский (Russian)
слуховое окно
Español (Spanish)
n. - buhardilla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vindskupefönster, mansardfönster
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天窗, 老虎窗
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天窗, 老虎窗
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نافذة مستقيمه ناتئه من سقف مائل
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