Dormer windows are brilliant space-extenders, ... or shed dormers where a flat roof slopes in the same direction as the roof but at a ... Don't ignore the style and pitch of the existing roof.

This Lancaster bungalow has a low-profile roof and shed dormer with deep overhangs and brackets. It has an enclosed, full-width porch, wood shingle siding and a brick chimney. It was built circa 1925.