Brandon Whitmore Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 It is an inset, flat roof structure built into a sloped portion of roof; basically the opposite of a dormer. Click to Enlarge 54.08 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 It is an inset, flat roof structure built into a sloped portion of roof; basically the opposite of a dormer. Click to Enlarge 54.08 KB Ugly comes to mind! I have always called that a recessed dormer or an inset dormer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 :"Ugly detail" would work, but I'd prefer to call it an attempt to confuse contractors and destroy a house. If things aren't done just right, it's a leaker. There's evidence of leakage at 4 of the 6 recessed dormers, and the owners have spent 6k so far fixing things. There's so many issues with them, I can't figure out what has been "fixed". Thanks Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Note to architect: If you come up with some detail that nobody else uses, it's not necessarily genius on your part. Chances are that it's actually an idea that others have dismissed, with good reason, as stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Hagarty Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 bump the dormer out never recess in Reduces living space and only creates water intrusion problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 It's a remrod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 It's an innie, not an outie. The correct term is "inset dormer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJonny Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 They just don't make em like they used to. So much for modern technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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