This day in 1997, of my house build

[buckeyefarmer]

19970315 Saturday

Hutch helped 5 hrs
Closed up rest of right side of house.
Built 3 dormers except for rafters. The dormers end 2 ft from the edge of the house as I did not want them too long. Because of this the windows are raised higher than the other windows.

 

[EddieWalker]

Are the dormers part of the ceiling and functional from the inside? Here, they are very common, but always just ornamental and just a source of light for the attic. The roof is usually fully decked and then the dormer is built on top of the sheething with a small hole cut in later on to let some light through.

 

[ovrszd]

Are the dormers part of the ceiling and functional from the inside? Here, they are very common, but always just ornamental and just a source of light for the attic. The roof is usually fully decked and then the dormer is built on top of the sheething with a small hole cut in later on to let some light through.

Same here.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dormers are 5’ wide functional space. Right one used to be the boys bedroom, now wife’s craft room. Front wall is at the 5ft height which I believe is code as lowest space allowed on a sloping ceiling. The attic space is accessible by doors in the dormer.


Middle is part of our walk in closet.
Left is part of master bedroom. There are access doors to the attic space

 

[EddieWalker]

Never seen a dormer in a wall in person. Why the sloped ceiling instead of making the wall full height?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Never seen a dormer in a wall in person. Why the sloped ceiling instead of making the wall full height?

It’s a cape cod front, the dormer is in the front roof, which is why the ceiling slopes.

If the wall was full height it would be an ordinary box 2 story house which I didn’t want.

When I started designing the house it was 2 story plus a 3rd floor attic with dormers. (And a 2 level front porch). I decided that was too big. Then I dropped a floor, made the back full height and made use of all the space.

 

[ovrszd]

Awesome design!!!

Makes the cost of the dormers much more logical!!!! I really like it!!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Here is close up of dormer from outside.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

19970316 Sunday

Install part of rafters on right dormer.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

19970318 Tuesday

Took day off work.
Rafters on middle dormer, done with 2 dormers except the overhang.

Got Electric Permit. Had to take/pass code tests for service entrance and house wiring.

Another picture from the weekend