Rainy climate: awning windows best choice?
olivesmom
11 years ago
We are planning our new build outside of Seattle. The home will be sort of northwest cabin take on a colonial. This will be our dream home, our forever home and will be fairly high end, so I would like nice windows.
Given our moderate climate I find that we have the windows open quite a lot, but the rain is an issue. In our current home many of our wooden blinds and window sills have cosmetic water damage from being left open during rain. During the spring and summer it can be warm enough to want the windows open, but still rainy. I would like to have windows that can be open despite rain. Would awning windows be my best bet?
Would awning windows prevent rain from coming in? Do they still allow breezes to come through? What about using them to exit in an emergency, is it possible? Any other concerns with them? Do the commonly recommended manufacturers Make awning style?
Looks-wise i dont think awning style windows would normally look right on a colonial, but since we are doing a more of a transitional cabin with craftsman touches I think they might work really well.
Here are a few photos I found online that I like:
This one tilts the wrong way, but otherwise it looks nice
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Comments (7)What is the glass package you got? Low E, E2, E3? $400 for a window, including labor, is a very good price if you get Low E3. From what I heard from various sales pitches/quotes during the last month, E3 is very good for hot places due to low SHGC ratio. I live in a town in CT where most houses are old (1960 and before) and all the sales guys said I don't need to do a full tear out. Unless your house is in a bad shape I don't think a full tear out is doing anything good for you other than letting the installation guys make more money out of you pocket. For Fiberglass try Marvin Infinity and for vinyl try Simonton it may help for your decision. I got quotes from both Home Depot and Lowe as well. I think the price you got may be for American Craftsman (HD: Andersen) and Thermastar (Lowe: Pella). If that is the case I will suggest you talking to your local contractor carrying Renewal by Andersen and Pella windows. You can go to their websites to get local contractor. Hope this help somehow....See MoreYour choice for best windows?
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Comments (25)My husband stopped last week and looked at the Marvin Integrity windows. He felt they had the look of a pretty basic window and thought the window locks seemed kind of cheap. That was just his impression compared to some of the other windows we have looked at. I'm going to go look at them this week too to see what I think since many of you seem to like this brand. In summary, we're going to choose from these windows we have looked at: Milgard thermal break alum Anderson 100 fibrex Milgard Tuscany premium color (painted) Marvin Integrity all ultrex Milgard Ultra Fiberglass I've listed these based on the least expensive to most expensive quotes we have gotten, but all are within a price that we consider acceptable. There is a difference of $2060. between the least and most expensive option. It looks like the thermal performance numbers are about the same for the Anderson 100, Milgard Tuscany vinyl, Integrity ultrex and Milgard fiberglass based on UF around .30 and SHGC around .22. The thermal break Milgard alum has UF of .37 and SHGC of .23. Anderson and Marvin have a similar 20/10 warranty and Milgard offers a lifetime warranty with glass breakage (except the alum which does not include glass breakage). We are currently installing 7 windows in our new build ourselves, but we want to have a window dealer replace the windows in our main home down the road so we want to pick a window that will be good for both projects. Based on this information, what would be your recommendation for our warm climate? Does the improved energy efficiency of the other windows or other features outweigh thermal break alum enough to warrant the additional cost? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you for the help....See MoreExterior awnings and window trim
Comments (7)I don’t think it looks boring. Simple and clean is not boring. It looks like a PNW house maybe? I am not sure metal awnings would suit the style at all...unless you went very contemporary/modern - definitely NOT a farmhouse style or anything. But I still think it would interrupt the lovely clean lines. It just to me lacks contrast. I suggest painting the door a bright colour - I like the idea of bright green but I just like green :). Right now it is dark and gets a bit lost. Paint the railings - maybe something a few shades darker than what it is, or black....See More
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11 years agoolivesmom - Tilt and turn windows only tilt in a fixed amount and it is not wide enough that rain is going to come in. Here is a picture of mine while the house was under construction.
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