STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A dormer is a window commonly set vertically on a sloping roof. Each dormer has a flat, arched, hipped, pointed, or ornamented roof. Dormer windows can be built into the roof or ...

Question: I use my attic for storage, but it’s dark. I thought about adding a small roof dormer for light and to improve the appearance of my home. How do I design one? Answer: Adding a dormer to your ...

The Cape Cod always has been an all-American style. With a gable-style, wood-shake roof, featuring three dormers across the front and horizontal wood siding, this house is 100 percent Cape Cod. It has ...