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richwood
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| 07/20/2008 5:39 PM |
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I am building a 2000 Sq ft timber frame building 1.5 story and I'm wondering if it would look weird to have long shed dormers on the front and back of the house? It would make more sense for providing room and will be more efficient in terms of materials, and easier to build. But, usually you see gable dormers on the front and shed on the back. Any thoughts or comments, or pictures to help me decide?
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Donaldson
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| 07/20/2008 6:36 PM |
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| Here is a design note, If you are going to try something that you haven't seen before you had better like it a lot because it could be something that you are the only one that thinks it is cool and therefore you wouldn't be able to resale very well. |
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wes
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| 07/21/2008 7:30 AM |
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The use of shed dormers is not as 'in style' now as they were in the past. But shed dormers were fairly common on rural homes built 100+ years ago in my area. From a design point of view, I find gabel dormers more interesting, but on a smaller home with a simple design, the shed dormer would be fine. And from a practical point of view, they are far easier to build and usually provide more usuable space. So, if you like the idea, do it.
As an aside, I'm getting real tired of 'resale value' being a dominant design criteria. Unless you plan on selling the house within a couple years, in which case you are actually building a spec house, resale value should not play a role in the design process. That's why spec-built subdivisions all look the same (crappy) no matter where you go. |
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Wes Shelby
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richwood
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| 07/21/2008 2:02 PM |
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Thanks Wes, as I am building using a traditional timber frame technique shed dormers may look quite appropriate. The resale value is not my main concern as we do intend this building to be our family home, but we also don't want something that is too quirky in case we ever need to sell up. I think shed dormers offer good space and better use of materials than dormers and I would imagine they are less likely lose heat due to less surface area, although I could be wrong about that?
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