Gable fronted dormer also called simply a gabled dormer this is the most common type.
Gable with dormer roof definition.
Essentially dormers are glazed structures meaning they are windows.
The main difference between gable and dormer is that the gable is a generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a dual pitched roof and dormer is a structural element of a building.
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches.
It has a simple pitched roof of two sloping planes supported by a frame that rises vertically to form a triangular section below the roofline i e.
Definition of gable from the cambridge advanced learner s dictionary thesaurus cambridge university press examples from literature above are the attics which stretch the whole length of an enormously high pointed roof with two gables and two large dormer windows on each side of it.
It is also known as a dog house dormer due to its similar shape.
A gabled dormer projects from the rear roof face.
A dormer window with a gable roof is known as a gable dormer window.
In fact they are sometimes called lucarne a french word for skylight the gable above the dormer is called the dormer head and it is often in the shape of a pediment.