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cindy_bolen99

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2 years ago

Would you do the top or bottom for the garage windows? The differences are the top is 6 foot windows in the garage while the windows on the porch are 7 feet. The bottom garage windows match the windows on the porch (7 feet). The garage is only 9 foot ceilings while most of the house is 10.

Comments (12)

  • 2 years ago

    I think I'd do neither. I don't want a full length window in my garage.


    And are you 10000000% sure that the garage and the house will have the SAME final floor elevation as shown in the drawing? Usually there are steps into the house from the garage that leads to a higher ceiling in the garage than the house. If you want NO STEPS into the house, you have to plan it, call it out in the construction documents and validate it at every step - from excavation to the foundation pour.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I would not go with such large windows in the garage. I like to provide a greater degree of security, privacy, and storage space in a garage; but that's me without knowing the program.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Neither. There is slready too many discordant clashing things going on with this exterior elevation. It needs a lot of paring down, and fenestration unification. Less is more.

  • 2 years ago

    I would go with the smaller windows myself. You can barely tell that they are smaller. I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't say that.

  • 2 years ago

    I can’t even tell the difference, but would never have those windows on a garage.

    Maybe someone else has had an ok experience with that though, but I’m not sure just an anecdotal “ I’ve never had a security problem “ is enough. I guess you could say all first- floor house windows have same issues, but it somehow feels different. Partly because, you NEED good natural light in house, but can forego in garage, and there can use industrial ceiling LED tubes & such.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Slightly off topic, to me it feels like the gable windows are overly large for a fake half story; unless I am missing something since it is difficult to judge without floor plans and the other elevations. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    And this is rough, but maybe consider a full width porch and larger gable at a lower pitch, and using the same pitch over the garage. I've raised the porch roof slightly, and extended the roof to the right.




  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I think the windows look too big on the house and the garage. Like a dollhouse where the house and door and the little windows are one scale, but the tall windows came from a kit the next scale size larger.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    All this great information and you just wanted to know 'A' or 'B'.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    If the point is to integrate the garage seamlessly into the house, the larger windows work better.

    If disguise is not the intent, more distinction would be advised.

    Below is a nearby property.



    I don't believe our Code would even allow the same floor elevation of the garage and house. Ignoring, for the moment the 2% slope required for proper drainage.

  • 2 years ago

    Thanks, everyone!

  • 2 years ago

    The first would be my choice if you raised the bottom of the windows to match the house window to the left of the garage. The tops already match that window.