Dormer window size

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

just an exploratory question...can my dormer windows be shorter than pictured?

Is there a way to shorten the front window (or all 3 front windows) without modifying the roofline of the dormers? Middle room is a sitting room that we might consider converting into a bathroom, problem is those windows are 24" from the floor so they sit really low. I am sticking to white double hung windows if that makes a difference.

Below is our current house and the “after” mockup with a new roof and siding and I tweaked slightly shorter windows in the dormers:

I also found this inspo photo with even shorter dormer windows (with siding and trim under the window):

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User
4 years ago
I'm not a window expert but I like your mock-up picture, it's a big improvement.
emilyam819
4 years ago
What are the other two rooms? If they are bedrooms, then I doubt you would be able to do smaller windows because egress windows now are ginormous. I’m not understanding why 24” off the floor is a problem?
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Hillary
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4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
@emilyam819 24" from floor is too low to use that wall in a bathroom for mostly anything and still have privacy (maybe a bench?), and there's a bedroom on each side of the center window. Not worried about egress since those front windows are huge (40" wide by over 4' tall) and we have windows in each room on another wall. We'd need the bathroom window to be smaller (a higher sill) so the space could be better utilized, we're just stumped on how to translate that to the exterior.