ᐅ Enlarging a dormer window downward?

Hello!

I recently looked at a house built in 1956 with solid construction, and windows from around 1980. On the front side, the house has a dormer with windows placed in a somewhat unusual way. While the windows are quite wide, they are positioned too high and are overall too short. Because of this, at my height of 1.65m (5 ft 5 in), it’s difficult to look out of the window on the upper floor. Is it generally possible to enlarge the windows in this dormer by extending them downward, or is there any reason related to dormer construction that would prevent this?

I have no idea what type of dormer this is, but I hope the experts can identify something from my attached pictures. The ceiling height is approximately 2.20–2.30m (7 ft 3 in–7 ft 7 in), which shows how high the windows are placed.

If it’s not possible to lower the windows, that would be a significant drawback for me and might negatively influence my decision to buy.

EDIT: The “normal” window height would probably be right at the small ledge you can (hopefully) see between the radiator and the window.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and help 🙂
Best regards, Nicole

This is your second thread, and the respondents in your first thread did not receive any feedback (?)

Kanjuga schrieb:
I have no idea what type of dormer this is,

It doesn't seem to be a dormer at all, but rather a transverse gable: it looks like the exterior wall is simply extended upward, visually disguised by a row of roof tiles. This is probably due to the requirements of the building permit / planning permission, which would prevent any changes.

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11ant schrieb:

This is your second thread, and in your first thread the responders didn’t receive any feedback (?)

You’re right, that was probably quite rude of me. 🤨 The house discussed in that thread was sold to someone else shortly after my thread. That frustrated me so much that I pushed everything related to it out of my mind. I’m really sorry, it won’t happen again!

11ant schrieb:

It doesn’t seem to be a dormer at all, but rather a cross-gable: it looks like the exterior wall is simply extended upwards and this is just visually disguised by a row of roof tiles. Presumably, this is due to the requirements of the development plan, which would prevent any modifications.

I had to look up what a cross-gable is. It would of course also be possible, which—at least technically speaking—would mean it wouldn’t be a problem to extend the window, right? Provided the building authority gives their approval, but that can be requested. The house next door is built in the same way; I am trying hard but just can’t recall how the windows there were designed.

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