ab

abt

25/06/2006 7:53 AM

playhouse windows

Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
going the 'custom' order route?


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Pn

Prometheus

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 5:44 PM

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 07:53:25 -0400, abt <[email protected]> wrote:

>Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
>going the 'custom' order route?

Never measured them, but Menard's has "utility windows" back by the
millworks dept. that are pretty inexpensive, and come in an assortment
of sizes- I'd imagine any similar chain store would have something
like that.

p

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 12:47 PM

Hi!

I have had real good luck in purchasing windows for work trailers [or
very low end mobile homes]. I found a distributor in Elyria, OH --- if
it is in your neck of the woods ---, but there must be many of them.

They sold me single pane windows in an aluminum frame: the lower window
moves up-and-down, and there is a bug screen. IIRC, my 18*24 were
around $ 30 each three years ago.

I have made two playhouses (one is a treehouse) and did not find a
better alternative. Easy to install, light, easy for little fingers to
operate. The only drawback is that this was real glass, not plexiglass,
but I mounted them high enough that this was not an issue. So far none
has been broken or damaged [one playhouse is 10 y.o and the other is 3
y.o].

Pierre

Han wrote:
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> > "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>> Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
> >>> going the 'custom' order route?
> >>>
> >> Basement windows? You'd have to mount them "sideways", but why not?
> >
> > They would probably leak water. Windows tend to be built to channel
> > water.
> >
> I agree with Leon - the window might leak. However, the OP said playhouse,
> and I would guess that it is either inside in a playroom, or outside and
> fairly weather-resistant.
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
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AW

"Andrew Werby"

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 12:59 PM


"abt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
> going the 'custom' order route?

[See if you can find some old samples at a window mfr. showroom. They make
these in small sizes to save on materials shipping and storage. Once the
model is obsolete, they'll toss 'em, even though they're brand-new.]

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com



Hn

Han

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 12:02 PM

abt <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
> going the 'custom' order route?
>
Basement windows? You'd have to mount them "sideways", but why not?
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

Hn

Han

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 7:18 PM

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> abt <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
>>> going the 'custom' order route?
>>>
>> Basement windows? You'd have to mount them "sideways", but why not?
>
> They would probably leak water. Windows tend to be built to channel
> water.
>
I agree with Leon - the window might leak. However, the OP said playhouse,
and I would guess that it is either inside in a playroom, or outside and
fairly weather-resistant.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 1:24 PM


"Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> abt <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
>> going the 'custom' order route?
>>
> Basement windows? You'd have to mount them "sideways", but why not?

They would probably leak water. Windows tend to be built to channel water.

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to abt on 25/06/2006 7:53 AM

25/06/2006 7:47 PM




>>>> Any ideas on where to get small (18x24) double hung windows without
>>>> going the 'custom' order route?

Playhouse and double hung windows? Why not make a simple hinged window
frame that swings out?


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