42 inch casement window over sink and also retractable screens
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Comments (34)My parents put Pella casements in their new house in 1971 with roll-up screens. They also had them on the house they'd built in 1957. Never, ever, any problem with the roll-up screens. Or with walking into a window on the outside. A crank on a bathroom window is starting to have problems; that user needs to install a grab bar on the wall instead. How often do you walk right along the side of the house? They also have blinds-between-the-panes on the bathroom windows....See Morewhat kind of window to put over sink
Comments (14)We put a French casement (with one huge screen across both windows) above our main sink and double hung windows above our prep sink. I never open the casement because I don't like the inside screen so we leave it off and we open the double hung windows instead. This is an unfortunate waste of a really expensive window. I find the inside screen much more noticeable than the outside ones. I was worried about the difficulty of opening the double hungs when reaching over a counter but so far so good after 4 years. I also like the idea of wiping any splatter off of glass rather than it hitting the screen....See Moreneed design help for windows/shelves over cleanup sink
Comments (4)holly - thanks very much for your advice including the details. I understand about combining the windows with one large header. And that was my original idea. But the way it is drawn in the picture I uploaded was done by the Ikea designer that visited me a few days ago. Ikea doesn't do windows so she just put a placeholder... but I kind of like how she put the three with more separation than I was thinking. Do you think it makes the kitchen have more of a "living room" feel to it? That is how I'm seeing it and I like it, I think. The kitchen will be Ikea modern but the house built in 1935 still seems to maintain a "vintage feel". I'm wondering if keeping the separation between the windows for 8 or 10 inches will keep a slight vintage feel that is not always a bad thing. I don't seem to know what I want here. Guess I need to sleep on it a few more nights. The left side where there is an obvious break in cabinets is the back door, something that has been a bit of a nemesis. I was thinking of putting a small to medium size art print on that wall, maybe even with a "wall washer" light. I'm coming to grips with the backdoor because it makes a great recycle prep area - there is a small outdoor porch there. The city authorities seem to be changing our recycle process here and soon will be adding back in glass (they took it away about a year ago). There is room enough to put a large can there and stacks of newspapers and containers of cans. And with easy access to the kitchen, allows me not to feel the need to provide recycle space inside the kitchen. Considering that Bloomberg is promoting composting in New York for city pickup, I'm thinking it will be here eventually and I'm thinking that porch would be a good place for temporary storage. Times are a changing and with my porch that has a roof and that has steps to driveway (which we rarely use) and is not enclosed except on the door side between porch and house, I think I'm ready....See Morewindow over sink decision
Comments (7)buehl - thanks for your imput and the pic of Fothia's kitchen. The current box window is off center and was never properly insulated or properly wired for the flood light in its ceiling. I ended up getting a custom plexiglass window set in a support tract to help keep out the winter cold and the summer heat. There is an attached porch off the dining room that blocks any airflow through the windows, collects leaves and mold in the 'seasons.' Since my kitchen is small as it is, I think I would rather have more cabinet space that a huge window....the current cab over the stove ends 15 1/2" from the window and the other side the cab ends just 6 1/2" from the window, with the sink more on the short side. I am sooo looking forward to new and better cabinets! Sigh. I'm one of the people who likes tunnel views....when I sit at my kitchen table I can look up the hallway to my half glass front door (north), or look through my dining room to the 2 side by side windows (West side.) To get a breeze, I need to open the little window (East)in the half bath off the tiny back hallway and the dining room windows. There is a part of me that would like the ability to open a window over my sink. Ideally, I would like the window ledge to be raised up to 12" above the counter (is at 8" now.) Alice462 - thanks for reminding me of the joy of opening a window over the sink!...See Morefouramblues
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