Thank you so much! i wasnt sure since i’ve seen people mix them on the front doors of a home, but maybe they can get away with it there since the windows are usually not as close to the doors as they would be in our dining room. we were planning on SDL on our front door

The architectural covenants in one of the communities we build in require that if simulated divided lite (SDL) windows are installed they must be installed on all four elevations of the home. That can get pretty expensive. My previous home was a two-story, center hall colonial. When I replaced the windows, I installed simulated divided lite windows on the front and right side which were visible from the street ( and the SDLs really enhance curb appeal,) and windows with no grills in the rear where there was a water view. My rule of thumb is not to mix and match grill types where you would see the different types from any one room or on any one elevation of a home.

Do you wear one color sock on your right foot and a different color sock on your left foot?

At the moment I do, albeit for reasons of function, not form. I may choose to be more conformist after recovery from my pending foot surgery, but no promises.

thank you all! this is very helpful! We will go GBG on our patio doors.

one more question, speaking of curb appeal, we are doing casements & fixed windows on the front of our home, but have single hung windows on other sides/elevations of the home.

I realized the other day that our right elevation is very visible from the road though, should I make all of these casements/fixed as well? we were trying to save some money by having some single hung windows, I wish we could afford all casements but they are pricey!

What does this home look like, where you are mixing single hung, casement etc windows, grilles etc? Show the elevations, please?

"Saving money" on windows, almost never works out, short term or long term and is costly major league at the finish and well beyond. May as well show the whole thing? Interior framing included, then hold your breath: )

If you have to change from casements to SH's, do as you originally planned. Do not use casements on one side and SH's on the other. Of course the best look is the same window type all the way around but that not always possible.

Make sure egress requirements are not effected by changing window types.

I dislike grids in windows but without seeing your home how would we even know what works. FYI the kitchen needs some work .

What works in our minds doesn't matter. The OP questioned SDL's next to GBG's that all. I agree the house would need to be seen if the question is what is more appropriate and correct but that is not what the OP asked, (or anything about the kitchen for that matter).

"I dislike grids in windows" and a 100 other things that you'd not choose for your home.

Stop that , please?

Here are the elevations. You can see the designated window type on the drawings. We are going for an english cottage/transitional interior design look.

we cant afford to do all casement windows. we may be able to afford doing a mix of casement & fixed windows, if we make a lot more of them fixed that are not currently (like the master bath windows and laundry room windows). even then, im not sure we could afford it, but we could try. would it be best to try that, make them all single hung, or leave them ”mixed” as they currently are?

as i mentioned the right elevation is visible from the road. thank you!!

It appears that only four of the windows in your home are proposed to be double hung vs. casement. If the cost difference of those four windows is significant enough to warrant mixing styles, I'd caution against building a custom home at this time. The price difference is an insignificant percentage of the total construction cost. You're likely to get more significant cost surprises along the way than the cost difference for the four double hungs vs. casements.

No.

I agree with Charles Ross Homes, wait another year if those 4 windows (ok some are twins) before you build if budget is that tight. Do not forget the 15-20% that is basically mandatory for the overages that always happen. I would definitely make them all casements, do not mis casements and SH's.

Thank you for the feedback @Charles Ross Homes and @millworkman. Unfortunately we have already started building so we don’t have a choice but to move forwards. Our windows are single hung and it would mean adding 7 more casement windows for them

to all be the same style. (I updated one set of windows on the plans to casement already due to window size, they looked better as casements). I could make some of the other casements fixed though to offset this cost.

With regards to the cost, we have some money set aside for upgrades, and I should reframe what I said earlier, its not that we cannot afford to make them casements, its that if we do, we would have to cut out another upgrade we had wanted to do, as our upgrade budget is already maxed out.

@millworkman when you say 15-20% is basically mandatory for the overages that always happen, do you mean people putting in more upgrades or just cost inflation? This is our first home and we are pretty clueless, so any advice is welcome! thank you!

" do you mean people putting in more upgrades or just cost inflation? "

Both. Not every item is selected is it. Not every item will be in stock at the moment you need it. The plans will not be followed 100%. There are always little things that change the costs. Without that "ooops fund" your up the creek.

" With regards to the cost, we have some money set aside for upgrades, and I should reframe what I said earlier, its not that we cannot afford to make them casements, its that if we do, we would have to cut out another upgrade we had wanted to do, as our upgrade budget is already maxed out. "

Upgrade and concentrate on the bones of the house. The items that are not easily chnageable in a year or three. Windows, roof, siding being the most obvious items that come along along first.