HFGH Solution for wind blowing panels out
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Comments (18)Leaving the top panes open, you could put 2" or 3" shutters over the area beneath. They would let in light and a nice breeze when the windows are open and would be easy to close for privacy in the evening. Also, for the little window putting a simple hand-made paper over the glass panes (these are available in many sizes; you can attach them directly to the frame or frame them and mount them to the frame; depends on whether you would like a "throw-away chic" look or one more deliberate). This would let you have privacy, as well as making it easy to open your window for ventilation and emphasize a modern simplicity....See MoreAny fireplace experts out there on Houzz? need help with ugly vents!
Comments (35)I have the same issue trying to find new vent covers for my blowers that are already under the fireplace. The problem is there needs to be a depth to my covers of about .5" and there is also a little switch that sticks out that turns them off or on. Although, I could just leave them on as we also have a lightswitch that does the same for them. There is a pretty major draft coming through both of them too. But that's a separate issue. I'm just trying to find something nice or simple that will go over the top of both of them. The ones that are on there are painted over and I tried to take off the paint by scraping it which only made them worse. Any suggestions where I could even have one made? I looked at the iron ornate ones someone else posted but the problem there is that they are flat with no depth on the sides....See MoreFC panel joint pattern dilemma
Comments (51)Update and more input! Turns out, after watching a video on the CT lap siding, they backflash vertical joints, of course, to get water back out. I thought, why not apply this idea with butt joints! I will have Z flashing for horizontal joints, and I will also do loooong Z backflashing for vertical joints and will now get the flush seamless look I was wanting :-) I verified idea with certainteed and siding guy. Sure! Why not! :-) I will probably do extruded metal for FC corner and at ends where FC stops and cedar begins etc.. Ok, so next question. I am working on my corrugated metal count. But had seen a neat idea with a diff house where they put a J/C channel and swap direction of metal! It's all on a flat surface but totally changes the look. It made the house actually have more depth! I have horizontal furring strips for vertical siding on the taller side, and I have vertical furring strips for a lap siding on the smaller lower shed. However, this was for a slightly different concept and we have changed since then. We will make furring strips work by adding metal furring strips where needed although whole house tweaking isn't really what i'm looking for. That being said, we can do the entire thing with Vertical metal (only tweak the short shed furring), or we can do entire thing in horizontal metal (only tweak the taller shed furring). Or we can do do entire thing horizontal and only tweak one side, or whole thing vertical and only tweak one side. I like idea of horizontal to help bring roofs down visually, and i just think it looks cooler. However, I question this at the angled windows. Originally I had FC panels to the roof so it was fine having lap to the left side. If I could id do vertical on lower shed for angled windows and horizontal at taller shed, but in that situation we have to tweak all furring strips to be opposite so not ideal... Here are the elevations. 3 options 1. all vertical 2. all horizontal 3. smaller shed horizontal and taller shed vertical There is a line showing where direction would change. It happens to be on a window line on both sides Maybe there is enough going on and one direction is best. I labeled where there is cedar. Blank spots are certainteed Everything else is metal....See MoreHELP..me figure out the porch, please!
Comments (56)Sorry for not being clear. Traditional meaning a single or French not the sliding Denita showed with the Idaho lake house picture. Decide by how large you want the opening. How much wall space do you want to give up to doors? I used the largest single that was made since some of my furniture was easier to move in and out thru the porch/sun room door instead of the front. Do you have a large opening for the front door if you have a piano or couch to move? I remember having to cut a couch in pieces to remove it from my first house when we changed the door and went with a smaller opening. I didn't love it enough to keep it since we would have had to carry it thru the house to the back door and then carry it back the length of the house to put it on the moving truck. It was well worn and heavy! You definitely do not want to move the doorway to the side with the basement door. I don't think the building code will allow you to walk on the doors to get to the porch door. I really miss my basements. My original house had a shed like covering over the stairs and it was a great place for the gardening tools and supplies! Plus it kept the doors from leaking like they have a tendency to do over time....See Moremudhouse
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