Quote Originally Posted by TapTapTap View Post
However, you can't frame it like a typical dormer.
Right. I just wanted to make a mental picture. I think no matter what, the building inspector should approve the plan. A building inspector is usually a former builder with a ton of experience and can work with you to answer questions and make suggestions to solve problems. Advice here should be taken with a grain of salt. Let the inspector have the final say. I found the help I got to be well worth the application fee. Besides, if you build it without a permit and anything goes wrong, the first place the insurance company goes is your town hall. No permit? No claim.

Seeing Tap, Tap, Tap's doors remind me of another consideration when sizing your doors. Make them large enough that if you have to shut one, the other side can keep up. Heavy rain storms come in from one side of my SH and it's nice to be able to close that side. Without it, it really does rain in the sugar house.