Bungalow - is it a chalet or dormer?

dementedfeline

Hi Guys

Hope someone can help with this - on house insurance forms I am being confronted by some that only refer to chalet bungalows, some that only refer to dormer bungalows and some that refer to both (as separate options).

Despite much googling I can't for the life of me find a definition of the difference between a chalet bungalow and dormer bungalow - can anyone help please?
Thanks

agrinnall

I can't see any real difference either. The one thing I thought it might be is that chalet has a pitched roof on the upstairs windows and a dormer has a flat roof, but the illustrations for both names seem to cover both types anyway.

Hazzanet

From wikipedia:

Some houses have extra bedrooms in the loft or attic area. Such houses are really "one and half" storeys and not a bungalow, and are described in British English as a chalet bungalow or dormer bungalow. "Chalet Bungalow" is also used in British English for where the area enclosed within pitched roof contains rooms, even if this comprises a large part of the living area and is fully integrated into the fabric of the property.

dementedfeline

Thanks, both. Still no further forward as far as the price comparison sites go though - why on earth can't they give a definition as to what they mean?

Old_Git

I have a chalet bungalow .It has two bedrooms upstairs but no dormer.

cod3

In my mind, dormer bungalows have boxy, sticky-out, dormer windows and chalets have flush velux/skylight style windows. But I could be wrong.

dementedfeline

OK - It's official then - my bungalow has a split personality - 3 veluxes and one stickyouty!

So - do I go with the majority of veluxes and call it a chalet?

rs65

I've got two pitched stickyouts at the front and 3 velux at the back. I call it a detached house.

dementedfeline

Ah, but this originally started as all at ground level and then at some point in its history had an upstairs added in the roof.

rs65

dementedfeline wrote: »

Ah, but this originally started as all at ground level and then at some point in its history had an upstairs added in the roof.

Is it a house? Is it detached?

cod3

dementedfeline wrote: »

OK - It's official then - my bungalow has a split personality - 3 veluxes and one stickyouty!

So - do I go with the majority of veluxes and call it a chalet?

Hmmm tricky one. I would be inclined to call it a dormer due to its stickyout bits (but I am not an architect lol)

Does it compare to any others in the area that are for sale? Maybe zoopla or right move might help.