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Dormer placement question

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago



Should I place dormer centered over garage doors? or centered over whole addition? Right now it’s centered over just the “garage” portion of the addition. (The garage is a little more forward of the rest of the addition but only like 14 inches or so.) **I’m definitely making it wider and adding a 4th window

Comments (17)

  • 6 years ago

    Sorry It wouldn’t post the picture in my original question

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Are you modeling the dormer on the house -- specifically the roof?

  • 6 years ago

    Is this a fake dormer? If so I vote nowhere.

  • 6 years ago

    No there are no dormers on house, and this is a fake one

  • 6 years ago

    I dont have a picture of front but its like this and that addition is coming off the right side


  • 6 years ago

    Just seems like a lot of roof not to have something...it’s 51 feet long (addition and garage)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    In peeking at house roofline it looks like barn roof lines. I would put a pretty cupola on roof top centered with detail that suits home. Dormers are a pain and leak prone.

  • 6 years ago

    House is gonna have regular pointed gables, sorry that isn’t the greatest depiction

  • 6 years ago

    Make it real and have more light in the garage.

  • 6 years ago

    Should I make it more like one of these instead of shed dormer



  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Need much more information. Will you be using the space above ceiling of the garage? This isn't the time to be figuring this out. It should have been part of design, since it will affect structure. Think hard about this.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I would do nothing there. Minimize the look of the garage.




  • 6 years ago

    There will be some storage above ceiling that’s it, this wasn’t original plan....The garage trusses got changed to run in the opposite direction, per builders recommendation after they got started for reasons I don’t try to understand here is a different pic I found


  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    You don't need or want a dormer. Your garage should NOT be the focal point of the house. Your front entry should be. Right now it looks overwhelming since it's all wood but once it's finished it won't look so large and imposing. Nothing there!

  • 6 years ago

    To help the addition blend I’d keep the 3 window dormer. Add pillars and an overhang like you have on the front of your original house. I’d recommend you put garage or sliding doors in the back of the garage so it can be a flex space for large family gatherings and use it other than just storing cars. Good luck with your new storage space!

  • 6 years ago

    Flo, I love the cupola! :)

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