Bay window in master bedroom
Hi
We’re doing a sizeable renovation in our home in the Greater Toronto area (our first major one) and are planning to enlarge the existing windows in our master bedroom. This is on the 2nd floor above a walkout basement (so 2 storeys above ground level) and looks out of the rear of the house onto a wooded trail, so there are no neighbors at the back.
The window is currently a 54”x36” double slider (along a 12’ wall) and we were planning to change to either a 72”x60” (24” off the floor) double casement or a 72”x66” (18” off the floor) 45 degree bay window to maximize the view as well as get more light and also to match the width of the window below (see attached photo). The window faces north and so does not get a lot of sun in the winter but also in the summer (shaded by trees). We’ve been told either is OK but to do double glazed LowE2180 due to the size and amount of sun that the window gets.
For the casement, is 72”x60” too big? We can adjust the size to anything that makes more sense, so any recommendations? Should we consider an asymmetric window instead, say 44” fixed pane with a 28” single casement? Is 24” off the floor too low for a master bedroom window? What’s the minimum that is recommended.
We realize that a bay window is much more expensive (we got quotes from 2x to 3x of the cost of the double casement), but any thoughts, good or bad, on a bay window in the master bedroom?
Thanks a lot for any advice.
Sanjay
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4 years agoThanks jck910 and Patricia for the feedback. I should provide a more complete picture.
The window below the master bedroom is going to be reduced in height to 72"x40" since the kitchen will be moved there and the sink/countertop will now be under it. There are 2 patio doors at the back at that level and on the 2nd floor, there is another bedroom with the same window. We would change windows in both BRs to match. In the BRs these are the only windows and we don't plan to have any furniture along that wall.
I've included portions of the main level floorplan and for the 2nd level with the bedrooms. Also some pictures of the bedrooms prior to the renovation.
It would be great to have your feedback. Thanks a ton.
Master BR looking out at window
Looking into master BR
Other BR looking at window
Main floor floorplan - window in proposed kitchen is below the master BR
2nd level floorplan
Dips
4 years ago
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