Riddle me this. I am living in a 1910 1 3/4 story bungalow
with dormers added around 1950 or so. There is no attic access but there must
be a small crawl space up there. Some day I will make an access hole.
Anyway the slant of the original ceiling was retained but I
don't know why. I am looking for a reasonable explanation. In the
photo with the yellow wallpaper you can see where the ceiling slants down.
Above is a dormer that was added in the 50's. The room behind the headboard is
a walk in closet (doorway on the right) with a full height ceiling, no slope.
The other photo also shows a small slope on the main landing area. There are
rooms to the right, behind the slope that are full size. Bathroom and bedroom.
I can't figure out why someone would waste that space rather than just square
it up with the dormer additions were done. Any ideas? Thanks

PS, the wallpaper is on a very long list of things that need
to change!