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.
Gable dormer hip roof.
Gable and hip dormers are most the commonly used architectural styles of dormers.
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Hip to gable dormer loft conversions are for properties with a sloping side roof hipped roof which means that the side of your roof slopes inwards towards the ridge chimney.
A gable roof is placed at the top of a hip roof for more space and enhanced aesthetic appeal.
A hip to gable style conversion would change the shape of the roof by extending the existing ridge and giving you a much larger loft area.
The roof dormer is an architectural structure protruding out from a slanting roof.
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.
Hipped dormers maintain consistency with hipped roofs and add visual contrast to gable roofs.
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.
A dutch gable is a hybrid of the gable and hip roof.
They add structural frames for windows and offer additional living space in your attic.