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.
Gable dormer hip roof.
The dormer itself has its own roof which can be a hip eyebrow shed segmental or gable roof depending on the architectural design.
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Rather than a two sided gable a roof dormer has sloped roof sheathing and roofing material on all three sides.
The roof dormer is an architectural structure protruding out from a slanting roof.
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.
Hip to gable loft conversion.
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 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.
Gable and hip dormers are most the commonly used architectural styles of dormers.