How To Make A Dormer Roof

Use a plumb bob to transfer the inside edge of the walls to the underside of the roof.

How to make a dormer roof.

The construction of the dormer involved three st. This video demonstrates the following. Dormer roofs are the little rooms that project from a roof and allow more space and light in the top floor or attic. Arched top photo by nancy andrews.

You can still add a purely decorative make believe dormer to a truss framed roof but not a real dormer. Recently completed in march 2016 this project wasn t quite as straight froward as it may look in the video. Leaving the existing roofing intact they cut rafters where the dormer will be. Affix the tarp to the roof screwing a 2 by 4 5 08 by 10 16 cm over it.

Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof. Create the dormer roof and join it to the main roof. Mark the dormer wall layout on the attic floor and make sure the dormer walls are square with the exterior wall of the house. Roll the tarp up so you will be prepared in the event of rain.

6 remove the shingles and the sheathing board from the area of the roof where the dormer will constructed. Here are 12 different types of dormer roofs and their history. As architectural styles have shifted architects and builders have invented more ways to build dormers. Place the cursor in the drawing area.

It depends on the type of your roof frame. Drive nails up through the roof at the corners. Add a dormer to a roof and use the dormer opening tool to cut the opening for it. Move the walls to the dormer.

The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening. The methods taught in these video s are just a few of many ways to do construction. The dormer tools make it easy to create dormers. There are several methods for creating dormers in chief architect.

Once they build walls underneath the dormer is basically done. This channel is for educational purposes only. Shed dormers are easy to build from scratch but clever builders can speed the process when a dormer is being added to an existing house. Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it.

Then they tilt and lift that section of roof and prop it up. Select the wall type and constraints for a dormer that will be added to a roof.