Help! Window Question
I’m replacing all the windows in my house, and I’ve come up against an unexpected dilemna. I’m not landmarked, but want to do wood front windows anyway (just to do right by my house). I decided on trimline, but it turns out that the jamb of their all-wood windows is about an inch deeper than…
I’m replacing all the windows in my house, and I’ve come up against an unexpected dilemna. I’m not landmarked, but want to do wood front windows anyway (just to do right by my house). I decided on trimline, but it turns out that the jamb of their all-wood windows is about an inch deeper than the clad windows I am putting in the back of the house, so I’m not sure if it will look weird and out of place from the insided. After doing a little investigation (thinking I’d have to just give up and use Marvins), I found that the same is true of Marvin all wood vs clad windows. The only option would be to use a Sash kit on the old frame (which in my case needs heavy rebuilding–hence why I wanted to use full new windows). So, to those who have replaced windows–what did you do?!?! Did you use a sash kit in the front historic windows, or use all wood with a deeper jamb? Did it interfere with shutters on the inside?!
The difference in jamb depth does not matter. If you are truly concernered, have your contractor maintain the exterior reveal (distance from face of building to window) and make up the difference on the interior. My opninion is to maintain the interior as one cannot see the front and back of the building at the same time.
Not sure I understand – are you asking about jamb extensions, to match the depth of the window to the depth of the wall? Can you put extensions on the clad windows to match the interior depth of the wood windows (we did this with our clad windows, pretty common mod). Are these full replacement windows, or being inserted within the frame of the old windows?
If the difference is front to back it should be far less noticeable than two windows side by each. Is this the kind of thing that would bug you but no one else would notice? (Believe me, my house is full of the them…)
I used Park Slope Glass to make the historically accurate, wood, but up-to-date-technologically front windows & got factory-made ones for the rear.