The words “dormer” and “gable” are often used interchangeably ... which describes windows that have been positioned at the end or side of a house with a steeply pitched roof.

What’s the difference between a dormer and a gable window? A gable window fits into the triangular section of a house’s wall at the end of a pitched roof. It typically follows the roofline.

Hip to gable end loft conversion with a gable end window, rear dormer, and rooflights to the front, plus a single-storey rear extension. Ref. No: P0252.25 8 Claremont Gardens, Upminster.