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The new two story shingle style home we are building is planned to have a combination of casement and double hung windows, plus some fixed picture windows and divided light French doors. Though we prefer casement windows, we also need to use double hung windows on the first floor due to outward opening French doors and walkway clearance on decks/stairs that border the house.
Does anyone have experience or an opinion on using both casements and double hugs on the same house? To what extent is this done?
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Allen,
It's not a big deal, but you may want to use dividers in all your windows for continuety of design.
Gabe
*Allen,I'd say use the window that makes the most of the room it's in. If that's a double hung......so be it. If that's a casement.....then use a casement. Remember, most living goes on inside the house. What it looks like from the outside is secondary. Make each room somewhere that you want to be........not somewhere that looks good from the street.Ed. Williams
*Agree with both. Try to blend them, but put function over form. Form can be a close second. Ever walk down a tight walk and almost smack your head on an out swung casement? The company bearing gifts will thank you. Jeff
*Allen,Aesthetically your safe using a casement/double hung combination, especially with a shingle style home. Using similar divided lite styles, as mentioned by Gabe, will help to unify your elevations.
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If you are interested in continuity, consider a sliding or glider type window. They are basically a "horizontal" double hung window that look somewhat like a casement. Sliders have the advantage of the lower cost of double-hungs, too. Have used this method with success several times with customers. Another advantage of a slider is the wider widths you can utilize, i.e. a 3-sash slider rather than a mulled casement or doublehungs. There is a disadvantage with sliders in some cases due to one sash being fixed or stationary while the other is active. If you are using these on the ground floor it shouldn't be a big deal for washing the stationary sash.
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The new two story shingle style home we are building is planned to have a combination of casement and double hung windows, plus some fixed picture windows and divided light French doors. Though we prefer casement windows, we also need to use double hung windows on the first floor due to outward opening French doors and walkway clearance on decks/stairs that border the house.
Does anyone have experience or an opinion on using both casements and double hugs on the same house? To what extent is this done?