Vinyl windows. SDL grids, or no grids?
Alexina Alonso
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Comments (6)I think grids or mullions stop the eye. If that is what you want...to draw attention away from what is beyond the window, then get the grids. If you can put some nice plants out on the deck and have something you actually enjoy looking at, then I would skip the grids. Personally, I think of windows as "necessary evils" protecting us from the weather, but I like to keep them as unobscured as possible. I also do not care for grids that pop off...would rather have the cleaning issues that come with more realistic looking mullions. But, that's just me. Can you get the grids and then just take them out if you don't like them? Or do they leave little bits of hardware behind? Is there a cost differential? And finally....can we see pics? :-) Your place sounds lovely!...See MoreWindows: Do you prefer a Grid, or completely Grid Free?
Comments (21)Glass was also taxed on size in some areas (mostly in Europe) so the way to cheat the tax man was to use smaller pieces of glass which were less costly tax wise. (This was particularly true of mirrors which were heavily taxed). So it was both initial cost and cost later :) Just like us today LOL Windows were also made from the bottom of glass bottles in many places in the country. You see it on occasion in England and in original window's in cabins in the US (my grandfathers place had a couple). They were a poor man's glass window. I'd take a couple things into consideration in choosing. Style of house, and what you're blocking with the extra wood. In my home, I'd never want the smaller glass expanses because I am on a lake with fabulous views. I don't want tiny squares of lake...I want huge expanses of lake (some of my windows are 6'x8' picture). I'd never want to change that to fill a style desire :) But in some homes...the view is not a main feature, so I'd think about what looked best on the house, before I'd consider the view out of the windows....See Morequality vinyl options with SDL grids?
Comments (3)Thanks for your thoughts. I only began to consider the Marvin because I was having so much trouble finding a quality vinyl window near me that can be ordered with SDLs. Improving the curb appearance with nice-looking windows is sort of secondary to the basic goal of getting a durable, low-maintenance weather-tight window. In this sense, the Harveys might be our cheapest option with available SDLs, and "good-enough" performance, but I've just located somebody who sells Okna vinyl near me, so I'll get a quote there. We'll see if I can afford Okna 800s, since I think those are the only ones available with the grids I want. Maybe I can do 800s in front and 500s (without grids) in the back of the house....See MoreUse of multi-ligh grids in exterior windows
Comments (8)Thanks, I was once a big time DiY'er, but age is making it more difficult to be a aternoon craftsman... I have replaced two of the lower shases on subject living room windows. I have hired help on outside work that is too big, or too complicated for my knowledge, and have hired local repair people, all have done a satisfactory to excellent job. Like the old days of "consulting" the Sears Catalog (or Montgomerwards) to see what somethign costs I consider the big box to be a good start and have to admit they have made some sales. When it comes to architectural design, I don't trust myself at all. Maybe I need to get out more, I just couldn't recall ever seeing a residential window with white grid inside and out and with natural finished wood inside. Heck, I even went to great pains on my wooden "snap in" grids to assure the white paint on the outside facing side didn't bleed into the wood stained side. It would have been a lot easier to just paint white both sides... may do that on windows I keep. My dual goal is to also get UV protection on the windows facing South. I think this is an extra cost adder, but maybe not significant cost difference. I am considering replacing just the 6 large (tall) double hung windows in my living room. If I get the same light pattern they should match okay with the upstairs windows I currently have. Need too to find out the incremental cost, i.e., when they are here to install 6 windows are additional windows offered at a lower cost each... clearly they have to make another trip only if the work goes an additional day. Here I am thinking of replacing one master bedroom widow facing North as it doesn't close well, never really did best I can remember.. Thanks for the help I feel more like moving forward on a decision....See MoreHomeSealed Exteriors, LLC
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