Would you advise casement or double hung?
Building a new lake house in Illinois. View out rear. Gathering room will not have fireplace but more windows instead.
you can see that many (most) windows are 2'6" wide by 6' tall...set 8' above finished floor. Ten ft ceilings.
designed to use casement. Second guessing myself and thinking I might prefer double hung.
Grill pattern will be minimal. Probably top of window or upper sash only.
We like Andersen and Marvin.
so, here is my question...can I use double hung with these windows or would casement look better? Are these windows too tall and narrow for double hung??
thank you.
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8 years agoILoveRed
8 years agoThank you Windows on Washington. I'm glad to hear that DH would at least be an option if we choose.
i was thinking grids like this if we stick with casement. This house was done by the same architect that designed my house.
no?? Your impression of this pattern? You like no grids better?
TIA
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aptosca
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI like it, but it depends on the style of your house. Mine is a craftsman bungalow.
I'm actually mixing casements and DHs but have them designed to mesh together (which isn't the same as having them look the same, e.g., make the casements faux DHs):
In this picture. the fixed window is a casement that mirrors the operable casements around the corner.
I needed casements for egress and I prefer casements over kitchen sinks since DHs can be hard to operate over sinks (particularly since I have a bump-out at the sink.) But I need DHs in some places, e.g., where the windows open onto a driveway/walkway where it would be hazardous to have casements.
ILoveRed
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoaptosca
8 years agoI'm not a designer/architect/contractor, so I'm not a definitive source for this kind of thing.
I know early on I used Jeld-Wen's calculator:
http://www.jeld-wen.com/en-us/professional/tools-education/egress-openings-calculator
It looks like you're okay but not by a lot, particularly if you include windows on the second floor.
It's harder to meet egress with DHs since you can only open one sash and even that not completely.
That's why I switched to casements. My old original windows were DH and never met egress.
ILoveRed
8 years agoaptosca
8 years agoAh, I missed that the 2nd floor bedrooms are 5'. Yeah, looks like you might not meet it. I'd double check with your architect/contractor/window vendor. It's their business to know local code.
I thought about a bunch of different styles for the kitchen including an awning.
They didn't really go for big windows when my house was built (they couldn't make glass that big, at least they didn't routinely). Plus I want counter-depth windows. So I ended up with a three piece mulled unit. That way I don't have a mull right in the middle of looking out. And the middle window is fixed so doesn't have screen, again passing more light.
ILoveRed
8 years agoaptosca
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThere is a 6" bump out for my windows, a bit like a garden window. I actually got the idea from pictures of garden windows but liked this approach better (and better windows.) I thought about water, too, and checked around and people don't think water will be an issue.
The windows themselves are 43" high.
Yeah, counter depth windows meet the counter, though what that means exactly varies a bit.
In contemporary applications, the counter can run all the way to the sash, covering the jamb. This gets tricky with casements, though, because if you don't use push-out casements, you need clearance for the cranks.
In other applications, the counter abuts the jamb. This gets tricky, too, given that close but not quite even looks worse than less even.
My house isn't modern, so the design style of covering the jamb isn't correct. My windows are stained VGDF, so exposing the jamb looks correct.
On top of all that, the size of the windows for me is tightly constrained. Obviously they can't go below the counter top. Normally I'd just pick a close enough window and set the window at the counter top. But in my case, the top of the window must align with a nearby door which has the same casing. So I have to use the next smaller window and add some extra VGDF casing. I have to make up about 2", split between the top and bottom. It's a bit like the jamb extensions required for my walls.
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