Gable Dormer Hip Roof

Hip to gable loft conversion.

Gable dormer hip roof.

Gable and hip dormers are most the commonly used architectural styles of dormers. The point at which the three sloping sides join is over the center of the dormer rather than at its front as with a gable dormer. A dutch gable is a hybrid of the gable and hip roof. The dormer itself has its own roof which can be a hip eyebrow shed segmental or gable roof depending on the architectural design.

Box gable roof a type of hip roof where each side includes two different sloping angles with the lower angle much steeper than the upper angle. Rather than a two sided gable a roof dormer has sloped roof sheathing and roofing material on all three sides. Gambrel roof a multi sided polygonal hip roof with steeply pitched slopes that rise to a peak similar to what you d see on a church steeple. Continue reading below our video of the day.

A gable roof is placed at the top of a hip roof for more space and enhanced aesthetic appeal. They add structural frames for windows and offer additional living space in your attic. The roof dormer is an architectural structure protruding out from a slanting roof.