Angle the glass rail back to the house.

Hi @joseph_corlett, I appreciate your response. Are you suggesting we do a 90 degree elbow in front of the window back towards the house?

Wouldn’t that break code? Looks like it’s high up deck

Hi Lisa, do you mean does it break code to leave it the way it is? I was told no because the window does not open. If we create an elbow and right angle it, we will need to do so with code requirements for max gap, etc..

No one can offer a good suggestion without seeing more of the house.

Take out that one side of the window??? You just saw that this is a problem now ?? Didn't see a problem before???

Hi Angel, regarding your question as to whether or not we just saw this. Yes. the windows were boarded up post demo however our contractor was aware, spoke to our architect who unfortunately thought we'd be ok with it without consulting. Also note that this detail is not on the drawing.

Take out those 2 single windows and replace with one single window that is wider and ends just before the railing. The only issue will be how quickly you can get this new window?

Is that window 2 or 3 window sections? I thought it was 2, but perhaps 3.

Agreed RappArchitecture. I appreciate the input. All parties involved agreed it was a drawing error that assuming higher placement of the window. Angel 18432, the windows facing the rail side of the house are 2 windows. One that opens and closes and the other (in front of the rail) that is a picture window and does not open.

Hi Chispa, yes, replacing with a smaller window is on the table. As RappArchitecture mentioned, this has it's own set of tradeoffs. You're right to mention leadtimes. These took 4 months. :-)

This is one of those cases where a tradesman needed to override, or at least question, the drawings presented. Who would install a rail that way?

"Are you suggesting we do a 90 degree elbow in front of the window back towards the house?"

No, but a 45 would look fine. May even look like you planned it that way.

Can the deck be extended as a cantilever so that the railing lands on the window mullion/divider? This would be my first choice. My second would be moving the railing to the left and because you now have this extra extended decking I would do some built in flower boxes on the decking that is to the bottom of the window so it now makes sense and looks like it was done on purpose and my third would be changing out the window for a shorter one.

Thank you all for your input, feedback, and creative responses. It certainly helps as we think through ways to remedy the situation we're in. I appreciate this community and value the time it takes for each of you to respond. Closing this topic.

Let us know how it turns out. We are always curious about outcomes.