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.
Gable dormer hip roof.
The roof dormer is an architectural structure protruding out from a slanting roof.
A gable roof is placed at the top of a hip roof for more space and enhanced aesthetic appeal.
Gable and hip dormers are most the commonly used architectural styles of dormers.
Hip to gable loft conversion.
Hipped dormers maintain consistency with hipped roofs and add visual contrast to gable roofs.
They add structural frames for windows and offer additional living space in your attic.
Rather than a two sided gable a roof dormer has sloped roof sheathing and roofing material on all three sides.
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.
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.
A dutch gable is a hybrid of the gable and hip roof.
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