Posted on May 22, 2010.
Install the windows of your dreams regular style bay window is tilted, and it protrudes from the house and the wall tilts to 45 degrees. A square box of side bay chassis comes straight out of the house at 90 degrees. A bay box with a glass roof of a bay called garden or window greenhouse. All plants window-ceiling windows generally angles of 30 and / or 45 degrees to install, fewer manufacturers produce 60 degree bays.
Size: Each bay is hundreds of standards or custom sizes to fit any opening in any home. Standard window size ranges in width from three feet six inches to ten feet six inches, and height of three feet and six feet six inches
Wood, vinyl or aluminum? Most berries are made of wood - it is cheaper. Exterior finish options window Bay are primed wood, vinyl and wood covered with extruded aluminum or vinyl low maintenance. Primed Wood Windows Bay are cheap, but they need special treatment bay window. Prined bays wood must be painted and repainted and scraped regularly to prevent rot. Vinyl windows are also affordable and maintenance free, but their executives, including vinyl interior surfaces. Clad Windows generally more expensive, but they offer a vinyl or aluminum, low-maintenance exterior and the interior of beautiful wood.
Most windows come with double glazing 2 panes separated by an air space. If you want greater energy efficiency to the window with argon gas between panes, or opt for low-glazing which allows solar heat in winter and reflect it in summer. Houses in cold-weather climates could benefit from triple glazing (three components, two air spaces), which provides energy efficiency fifteen to twenty to five of% higher than the insulating glass.
Rates: Prices vary considerably depending on the size and construction of windows, expect to pay between $ 800 and $ 1,100 for a six-foot high by three feet range of vinyl clad casement bay window 30 degrees. One unit will cost at least twenty% more and take 4-6 weeks for delivery, compared with less than a week for most berry size standard. Therefore it is important to go around the window that best suits your home, budget and schedule.
Whatever the window that interests you, review the following five questions before buying.
Size: It is easier and cheaper to put in a bay of the same size or smaller than the old window. Wide Bay requires greater openness and a new header - and usually adds $ 300 to $ 500 for use. However, a larger window will bring more light into the room and create a greater visual impact inside and outside.
Sash: There is no rule regarding the style frame - either casement or sash - a bay should be. Often, the chassis of the bay are consistent with those of other windows of the house, but they did not. Choose the style you prefer. Taller narrower bays generally better with the wing frame. shorter units are more attractive with sash. You'll find that the center of a window bay is generally fixed. But it also can be ordered with operable casement or sash in small sizes.
Bay Window Support: Windows must be supported by Bay up with steel cables, bolted to the development overhead or down by braces. Both systems work very well, but the support cables are much more discreet, because they are hidden inside the window frame of the bay. Not all cables manufacturer provides support (due to their price), but these cables can be purchased separately and designed to be used on almost any bay window.
Are there eaves above the window? Bay Windows are often hidden under a roof with space between the top of the window and below the soffit filled with insulation.