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last year

Im building a beach cottage but it’s in a neighborhood. the windows - grills, no grills, number of grills is driving me crazy. please help! Using Andersen 400s. house is white wood siding, cedar roof. Here is front elevation. there will be two small A21s to the right of the door along stairs. i like a clean look. windows are Double hung.

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PPF.

last year

The architecht and builder suggest 4 over 1

I would agree. 4 over 1.

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acm
last year
Why so many roof lines??

No grills (= muntins).
J F
last year
Does the beach house have a view? If so, no grills.
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
Not a view of the water
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
I was thinking two over two
just_janni
last year
I like the 2/2. It's traditional enough without being busy. The 4/4 looks too busy.

Love the house!
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
I agree that the 2/2 looks best. Very nice home design!
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Mark Bischak, Architect
last year
Have this conversation with the person that designed the house. It appears they suggest grills. They have knowledge of the influences that went into the design, knowledge that no one else possess. Advice you receive out of ignorance may screw up the design intent.

Treat all sides of the house the same.
dan1888
last year
Match the look of the door.
Mrs Pete
last year
Sorry, can't see the windows because of the awful roofline.
Naf_Naf
last year
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Looks like Mrs Pete is not underestanding the roof. This is not awful. Those are dormers. Some sort of Cape.

I'd go 2 over 2
HU-918119203
last year
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Yes, those appear to be dormers and this looks like a very cute house to me. You 100% need muntins as this is a traditional beach cottage that would look bizarre with plate glass windows. Two over two does not make sense with this style house. Go with what your designer/architect drew, which looks great.
Claudine H thanked HU-918119203
Keen B
last year
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Do you have to have hurricane windows? Or what about Low-e codes? If so, look at them with grills, etc. They often do not look anything like the pictures above.
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
The architecht and builder suggest 4 over 1
Claudine H
Original Author
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
here’s a side by side

no hurricane windows

yes - dormers - narrow lot with a lot of constraints
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
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Thank you PPF!
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HU-918119203
last year
agree 4 over 1. be sure to get true divided lites or at least simulated - no grilles between the glass!
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
Seeing them side by side, I agree with the architect.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I do not love grids but IMO the most attractive is the 2 over 2 and the next best 4 over 1
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HALLETT & Co.
last year
I think x over 1 is best. The 4/1 looks great, 6/1 could also. The house is inspired by twenties colonial revival and the often had multipaned uppers over clear lowers.
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Mark Bischak, Architect
last year
What do the other sides of the house look like?
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Naf_Naf
last year
I stand by my first suggestion: 2 over 2, as it is a cleaner and more updated look and the plus is, it matches the door better. It looks great in the real life pic you posted.

4 over 1 is ok but the scale of the side of the house make it look a bit too much and the door looks a bit off. For the "purist" commenters, this is not a 100% pure style with those nested gables.
Snaggy
last year
I understand the dormers roof line and and the gable end but not the the mini one over the door and the medium size one .. you Americans and complicated roof lines !
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
Yup, all Americans love complicated roof lines!
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Mark Bischak, Architect
last year
Not all Americans.
Claudine H
Original Author
last year
I love my roof especially the side elevations. With a narrow lot and other constraints, the roofline changes the home from a rectangular box which seems to be the norm on the block.
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
Don’t focus on front door. Haven’t selected that yet. It will be consistent either way.
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Anon Z
last year
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IMO 4 over 4 will look dated in no time. Andersen sells wood grills separately so you can always go with plain and order grills later.
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
I’d only do two over two, or four over one. I prefer true divided. Look better.
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
Mark, my comment was made in jest. I'm always amazed when those types of generalizations are made.
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Claudine H
Original Author
last year
Here’s the East elevation. West is similar and the south has a lot of glass. Two sets of French doors.
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Shelly Livingston
last year
With the amount of windows you have the 2/2 would look clean and more stream line.
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Shelly Livingston
last year

Our you could add bermuda shutters just to break it up.
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HU-918119203
last year
Two over two is wrong for the style of house. Period.
Shelly Livingston
last year
Isn’t this a new build?
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Shelly Livingston
last year
This is clean and classy.
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