Hello,
in a conversation with the new head of our building department, it came up that it might be possible to deviate from the dormer ban stated in the original zoning plan from the early 1970s if neighboring houses also have dormers. This would never have been considered by the previous head, but now – that’s a positive change. Half of the neighborhood has dormers, so I see this as a reasonable argument.
Long story short: Does anyone have experience with prefabricated dormers (flat roof dormers) from a third-party manufacturer in new builds with a general contractor (GC) who is actually responsible for the roof? I have found a company called SPS, which has a sales representative in the neighboring town. Their dormers look well done, and the few Google reviews seem fairly good.
Is using a prefabricated dormer – not from the GC’s own carpenter – generally a practical solution, or is it better to leave the entire roof work to a single point of contact?
So far, I haven’t asked either the GC or SPS for prices; it just seemed convenient to possibly integrate the dormer "from the side" into the process if the GC doesn’t offer it or only at inconvenient prices.
in a conversation with the new head of our building department, it came up that it might be possible to deviate from the dormer ban stated in the original zoning plan from the early 1970s if neighboring houses also have dormers. This would never have been considered by the previous head, but now – that’s a positive change. Half of the neighborhood has dormers, so I see this as a reasonable argument.
Long story short: Does anyone have experience with prefabricated dormers (flat roof dormers) from a third-party manufacturer in new builds with a general contractor (GC) who is actually responsible for the roof? I have found a company called SPS, which has a sales representative in the neighboring town. Their dormers look well done, and the few Google reviews seem fairly good.
Is using a prefabricated dormer – not from the GC’s own carpenter – generally a practical solution, or is it better to leave the entire roof work to a single point of contact?
So far, I haven’t asked either the GC or SPS for prices; it just seemed convenient to possibly integrate the dormer "from the side" into the process if the GC doesn’t offer it or only at inconvenient prices.
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WilderSueden19 Dec 2023 09:27With the dormer, you definitely need to consider and coordinate various connections. You will need the general contractor’s cooperation in any case if you don’t want someone coming along and cutting into the roof structure again. Therefore, I find it hard to imagine that it would be cheaper than ordering the roof frame with the dormer included from the timber prefabrication workshop. From a warranty perspective, I would also have everything done by the general contractor.
Tolentino schrieb:
I think the ready-made dormer offer is primarily aimed at retrofitting, right?On the website, it does indeed read as if retrofitting is the main focus.The more I think about it, the more I tend to agree with you that it makes sense to do it all at once.
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