"full shed dormer plans a shed dormer stretched between two doghouse dormers creates a nantucket dormer this style can be constructed new or as a retrofit between existing shed dormer floor plans shed" "nantucket dormer allows for the charm of gables and the added space with an�". "traditional nantucket dormer - love this! more functional that separated doghouse dormers and prettier/more interesting than a large shed dormer by itself." "for room above garage traditional nantucket dormer - to add to rear shed dormer and/or new one in front". Additional information: a nantucket dormer is a hybrid comprised of two gable or doghouse dormers joined in the middle by a shed dormer. our photo shows the most obvious example with the face of all three dormers being on the same plane. often the shed dormer will be set back a bit to give the gables their full shape..
The piece describes in detail the construction of an alternative to traditional cape-style dormers, using a design that spier refers to as a nantucket dormer. in the article, entitled "framing an elegant dormer," spier tells how he and kerri, his wife and business partner, found the alternative design while building their own house.. The trick to framing a nantucket dormer is establishing the valleys for the two doghouse dormers (plan illustration top). the outside valleys meet the main roof, while the inside valleys meet the lower-pitched shed roof that joins the two doghouse dormers.. Nantucket dormer shed dormers also can be designed to incorporate one or more gables, bump-outs, or turns. these hybrid designs can look or function better than a typical fully supported shed dormer. one example is known as a nantucket dormer, which is funny, because i used to live on nantucket and don�t recall seeing a single example there..
