Re: Cabin window opinions wanted
[Re: Posco]
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09/21/20 10:21 AM
09/21/20 10:21 AM
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go shopping let what is available non custom 37.5x56.75 makes for some nice big windows and nothing says you can't put them 2-3-4 wide get lots of ventilation leave the screen out of one for shooting so you slide it open and harvest some meat. when I built my porch and framed it in I sat down and looked at what windows I could get for what price I did 4 big windows in the south and west walls https://www.homedepot.com/p/America...-with-Nailing-Flange-70-DH-FIN/203157331pick the windows then cut the hole(s)
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Re: Cabin window opinions wanted
[Re: white17]
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09/21/20 11:43 AM
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I would NOT opt for one big window. Like Dirty D says, go for more than one but smaller. Especially in a log wall ! Be sure to give adequate headspace above and use splines in the cut logs so they can settle straight down and stay aligned with each other. This. Did you pin your logs ? I marked all the pins on mine so I could add windows in the future and not hit them with the saw when cutting out.
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Re: Cabin window opinions wanted
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09/21/20 11:51 AM
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I would NOT opt for one big window. Like Dirty D says, go for more than one but smaller. Especially in a log wall ! Be sure to give adequate headspace above and use splines in the cut logs so they can settle straight down and stay aligned with each other. This. Did you pin your logs ? I marked all the pins on mine so I could add windows in the future and not hit them with the saw when cutting out. Thanks for all of the great advice. I did pin the logs at the corners and periodically throughout the wall with oak dowels. I knew I'd be cutting openings and didn't want to risk striking re-bar pins. I do intend to spline the window and door openings. I'm thinking of esthetics as much as anything else goes as far as the windows are concerned. I want to keep it as rustic as possible and I'm not sure of what's out there as far as commercially available windows go that would meet my needs that way. As you can see from the pic (maybe), I still haven't cut an opening in the structure, yet. Still trying to get my nerve up for that. I'll post some better pics later. Thanks for the help.
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Re: Cabin window opinions wanted
[Re: Posco]
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09/21/20 12:38 PM
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having owned and live(d) in 2 houses 1873 and 1909 that have windows to knee height in the 21st century I see no need for a window below table height
it really limits furnature placment I gave up and the back of the couch looks at the bottom 1/3 of a window as does the buffet in the dining room
on the porch I made my big windows only come down to counter height that seems to be enough light
I would not go below table height , it is nice to have a table or desk in-front of a window but any window below the table seems wasted window and a place for stuff to drop down
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Re: Cabin window opinions wanted
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09/21/20 12:45 PM
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As you can see from the pic (maybe), I still haven't cut an opening in the structure, yet. Still trying to get my nerve up for that. I'll post some better pics later. Thanks for the help.
I cut my door out last time I was there. Got tired of climbing over the walls.
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