Gable and hip dormers are most the commonly used architectural styles of dormers.
Gable dormer hip 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.
Rather than a two sided gable a roof dormer has sloped roof sheathing and roofing material on all three sides.
A gable roof is placed at the top of a hip roof for more space and enhanced aesthetic appeal.
A dutch gable is a hybrid of the gable and hip roof.
Hip to gable loft conversion.
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.
They add structural frames for windows and offer additional living space in your attic.
Hipped dormers maintain consistency with hipped roofs and add visual contrast to gable roofs.
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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 dormer itself has its own roof which can be a hip eyebrow shed segmental or gable roof depending on the architectural design.