Designing Gable Dormers - Fine Homebuilding
B) Roof slope. The most conventional approach is to match the house’s roof slope. Here, that slope is 10-in-12. However, certain designs can support various slopes. When the dormer gable is inspired by a classical pediment, the pitch can be lower than the …
Gable-End Eave Design - Fine Homebuilding
Eave design starts with looking at the overall building composition and proportion. When designing a gable-end eave without a return, the dimensions to look at are the width of the trim (set between 6 in. and 8 in. thick) and the overhang from the side wall (set between 12 in. to 18 in., depending on the style of the building). avoid gable ends ...
Dress Up a Gable With Shiplap Siding - Fine Homebuilding
For notches, mark the outside edges of the casing (below left), then use the spacer block as a reference point for measuring the height of the notch (below right). 3. Float the peak piece. Because the siding slides under the rake boards, the uppermost piece must be fit at the same time as the piece below it.
Shed Dormers, Explained - Fine Homebuilding
By Marianne Cusato Issue 276 - July 2018. Shed dormers are often horizontally proportioned and cover large portions of a roof to open up an attic for more usable space. Like other dormer types, they can either be an extension of the wall below or an object set in the roof. Of the two types of shed dormers, wall dormers break the eave and are ...
Designing Shed Dormers - Fine Homebuilding
In general, a 11/2-story house with a roof pitch of 8-in-12 or steeper is suitable for a shed dormer. Of course, a shed dormer’s roof slope needs to be shallower than the primary-roof slope, but it’s best to keep the dormer-roof slope at least 4-in-12 or steeper. Any flatter, and the face of the dormer wall can appear awkwardly tall; the ...
No overhang on gable ends - ideas? - Fine Homebuilding
Aug 29, 2007 · Depends on how much overhang the shingles already have. IIRC a shingle molding is only about1/2, maybe 5/8' thick. add the outer folded edge of the drip edge and you get another 3/4 to 1". The total would still be less than 2", but I seldom see shingles overhang a roof edge more than an inch.
Designing and Building Dormers - Fine Homebuilding
A well-planned construction sequence contains the debris and keeps the rain out of the house. How-To 2. Four Steps to Flash a Dormer. This leak-free approach begins with an impenetrable corner detail. Design 3. Adding a Dormer Opens Up a Cramped Bathroom. A better suite bath is possible thanks to additional headroom.
Raising an Eyebrow - Fine Homebuilding
Mar 1, 1991 · By James Docker Issue 65. Synopsis: Adding a gracefully curved eyebrow window to a roof takes precise planning, some unusual framing, and curved templates for roof sheathing. The author explains how to do it. Eyebrow dormers had their American hey-day during the late 19th century, when they turned up on the elaborate roofs of Shingle-style ...
Doghouse Dormers: Framing From the Ground Up - Fine …
The window’s rough opening is centered in the dormer’s front wall. Dormers look difficult to frame because of the angled sidewalls and all the beveled cuts they require. But you’re actually dealing with a series of triangles, so most of the calculations can be made by getting measurements for two sides of a triangle and solving for the ...
VIDEO SERIES: How To Build a Bay-Window Roof - Fine …
In this video, Rick Arnold shows us his simplified method for laying out and building a bay roof. You won’t need to know a lot about roof framing, and you can adapt the techniques to any 45-degree bay window. He frames the roof on the ground, which makes it faster and safer to build.