Adding dormers to a ranch house

These home exterior before-and-afters demonstrate how a house can go from ordinary to unforgettable. Whether you want to refresh your curb appeal or increase the value of your home, find inspiration in these home exterior remodels.

These home exterior before-and-afters demonstrate how a house can go from ordinary to unforgettable. Whether you want to refresh your curb appeal or increase the value of your home, find inspiration in these home exterior remodels.

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If you’re thinking about adding dormers to your home, you have a lot of architectural styles to choose from. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of dormers, the cost to add a dormer, and the different types of dormers you can choose.

KATIE STAPLES on Instagram: "4 ways we’re adding curb appeal to our 1960s ranch style home: 1. Updating the roofline by adding two peaks to the front elevation 2. Adding dormers for traditional charm that also help balance out the right side of the house 3. Increasing the size of our windows. We went with black for added contrast to our neutral home 4. Reducing the size of our eaves from 18” to 12” Stay tuned for more updates and a completed project this October! 👏🏻"

Fixer Upper on Instagram: “The Worm House, last weeks episode of #FixerUpper. Great job Chip and Jo! #HGTV”

Take a tour of the exterior of our ranch house, which we transformed from a 1950s single story home into a craftsman ranch. We added a front porch, gables and garage. #ranchhouse #craftsmanranch #ranchhouseremodel #ranchhousefrontporch #addingafrontporch #bluefrontdoor #herringbonesiding #cedarimpressions #herringbonecedarimpressions #certainteed #certainteedcedarimpressions

Dormer windows must have precise dimensions to fit a home’s roof space appropriately. Your goal is to design dormers with roof lines that create a balanced look for the whole house design. You don‘t want dormers to look too small or too large from any angle.

This home had leaky skylights. The customer did not want to replace the skylights but fill in the holes the removal would leave, as a option our representative suggesting adding the Windowed Dormers as to not lose the light and add appeal to the front of the home. The customer loved the idea and decided to move forward with the project.