- 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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1. A window projecting through a sloping roof (single dormer).
2. The roofed structure containing such a window (shed dormer).
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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 flush with the roof surface) they also increase the amount of headroom in the room and allow for more usable space.
A blind dormer is a dormer that can only be seen from the outside of the house: it's roofed off on the inside, and doesn't provide any extra space or light. These are often used to make the house appear more impressive.
A dormer will often be one of the primary elements of a loft conversion.
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.
- 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.
- Link Dormer A large dormer that houses a chimney or joins one part of a roof to another.[3].
See also
References
- ^ Barr, Peter. "Illustrated Glossary", 19th Century Adrian Architecture, accessed June 17, 2009.
- ^ Dictionary of Architecture & Construction, C.M.Harris.
- ^ A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Francis D.K. Ching
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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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