Thank you for the time that you have taken to visit our
Dormors Showroom. We've provided a variety of Dormer Projects of varying price
ranges and styles to give you a sampling of our craftsmanship and design
acumen. Every project shown below is a NARI award winner; and we have many more
to offer. Our objective is simple, meet our clients needs, stay within a agreed
upon budget, and produce a finished product that matches seamlessly with the
architecture of your home.
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photos of this project!
A mom, dad, and a son and daughter make up this
happy family. A sturdy 1-1/2 story, 1920's Bungalow on Milwaukee's west side is
what they call their home. Only two bedrooms and one bathroom on the first
floor cramped their living space and life style. The second floor was
unfinished attic space and seemed to be an attractive area to expand as
finished living space to meet their needs.
The projects objective was
straightforward. Add three new bedrooms, a ¾
bathroom, and closet space in the unfinished area thus creating a five bedroom,
two bathroom home. As in most 1½ story homes with unfinished space, the
head room above the stairs did not comply with codes and in order to
accommodate all of the requirements of the project additional space had to be
added up stairs. The solution was to add a 15' dormer that spanned the stair
well and created the space for the new bathroom.
Aside from the usual challenges of working on a 75 year old
home, mostly structural issues, matching the exterior components to create the
look and feel of the dormer always being there was significant to the success
of the plan.
All of the exterior elements of the existing conditions of
the house were reproduced with natural materials. Decorative rafter tails were
hand cut, beaded soffits material was added to match, all of the windows on the
second floor and dormer were replaced or installed with simulated divided light
double hung windows, and the exterior of the dormer was finished with stucco.
The shingles on the dormer were matched with the remaining dimensional shingles
on the house as well.
All of the client's goals were accomplished.
Their living space was basically doubled; everyone has their own bedroom, an
additional bathroom gives them improved convenience, and from the outside, (and
inside), the new space appears to have existed since the very beginning of this
home.
