The contractor just installed an 85x49 bay/box window that entends about a foot out from wall of inside of kitchen to outside. What material do you use on top of window on outside of house- metal sheeting, roof tiles. We think that the roof tiles might be too heavy. The roof is not composition so I don't want to use that material. Any suggestions??

tmac1, not sure but the post was 8 years ago. BUt that was why WoW posted about the 30 degree to limit the projection, but also disclaimered it based on the depth of the overhang.

benjesbride , your layout looks nice. The back run of cabinets is about 22' plus another 12' for the island and 5' next to the fridge. Is that a lot of linear feet of cabinets? I like the idea of opening the dining room up and moving the entrance to the center at some point in time. Would love to do it right away, but I'm not sure what the rest is going to cost. Our window guy is stopping by tomorrow to give us a price on replacing the bay with other indows (double-hung, casement or sliders). I know the new bay would be almost $3,900 so I am hoping for a quote that is much less than that. I am also meeting with a KD tomorrow who, based upon our conversation, will most likely be proposing something like this photo. I am not sure what I think about it, but know that he has actual photos of other kitchens with a similar layout. What do you think? I still think the bay causes a problem.

A bow could work there as well. I think a bay, as referenced above with a large center picture window, will make the space feel bigger and more open. A bow will be more chopped up.