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Skills and TechniquesRoofing | Window and Door Installation

Home Parts and MaterialsTrimwork | Windows

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Design and PlanningAdditions | New Construction

Home StyleCape Cod

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Frame a Classic Shed Dormer Frame a Classic Shed Dormer Online Membership Required

If you start with a full-scale layout on the subfloor and plan for the finished details, the framing is relatively painless

Doghouse Dormers: Framing from the Ground UpOnline Membership Required

Assembling parts on the ground and cutting the roof at the last minute provide a low-stress route to a high-value project

Framing a Dramatic DormerOnline Membership Required

If doghouse dormers or shed dormers aren't dressy enough, A-dormers can add an exciting design note, and they're easier to seal against the elements

A Gable-Dormer RetrofitOnline Membership Required

Framing around an existing roof requires different skeletons for two similar structures

Framing an Elegant DormerOnline Membership Required

Flanking a shed dormer with a pair of gable dormers adds light and space inside while jazzing up the roofline

Raising an EyebrowOnline Membership Required

Two methods used to frame wave-like dormers

A Shed-Dormer AdditionOnline Membership Required

Extensive remodeling triples the space of a small Cape

Stepping up
Tip: Stepping up

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