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14th October 2019, 10:02 AM #1Member
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Sliding window for the shed
It was more than a year ago when I joined this forum: Andy from Adelaide
Time flies, and so it was only this weekend that I finally finished that shed. It has even a door and some windows now.
The sliding window has been my latest project; I made it as a prototype for the windows that I want for my home. Here a few pictures:
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The design is based on what is called a "Kastenfenster" in Germany. These windows are a very old design and can be found in any building older than 50 to 75 years; basically a predecessor to double-glazing:
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However, most houses in Australia have sliding windows. They make sense here, because at least at my home they are open all summer long. So I married the old style "Kastenfenster" with Australia's sliding window. The left window frame is fixed, the right one can be pushed open. Both frames have also hinges and are locked; they can be opened to clean the screens between the frames, i.e. inside. The fly-screen has hinges too, and is locked with a magnetic catch. The sliding frame can be locked close but also locked a few centimetres open, a "ventilation setting". This allows to keep the window open even if no one is at home.
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There is still a lot to improve, e.g. getting the frames to the same size to make production easier or a better connection between fly-screen and frame. So my next job is getting back to the drawing board and find some better details. It's much more fun than simply buying expensive double-glazing windows and probably slightly cheaper (not much I'm afraid).
Cheers,
Andy
More images of the shed are here: The only Bavarian Fachwerkhaus in Australia
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14th October 2019, 01:01 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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That looks brilliant, as for the kastenfenster, yep almost identical to my late in-laws house windows in the Schwäbische alb. Their house was built in the very early fifties, it hasn't been renovated and is probably one of the few in that particular area with these windows still there.
I looked at your fachwerkhaus and it was as though I was strolling through southern Bavaria running into Austria down the old lower pass to Austria via Garmisch. One of my sisters in-law lives there, postcard perfect in many ways.
Mick.