The lattice work has notches carved out so it all fits together snug…no screws on the inside. Once it's all assembled, its fitted into the inner frame and glued and screwed in place.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Making Windows Part II
Finished framing the 4 side windows for the main room. Here's some pictures of how I did it. There is an outer frame which is fitted to the window opening and fixed therein. Then there's an inner frame with lattice-work in the middle. The window panes go on either side of the lattice-work, sealed in with silicone glue/sealant stuff. Then the outer trim is attached which locks the panes in place.
The lattice work has notches carved out so it all fits together snug…no screws on the inside. Once it's all assembled, its fitted into the inner frame and glued and screwed in place.
The lattice work has notches carved out so it all fits together snug…no screws on the inside. Once it's all assembled, its fitted into the inner frame and glued and screwed in place.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Wrapping up...
Alright; the exterior is all sheathed and I put the housewrap on. Just in time too, because a mega-storm nuked us right after I finished. I am on leave now, so my weekend project will be to finish or at least complete a significant amount of the windows. Once they are done (I'm roughly halfway done now, not counting the one huge window), I can install them and put the cedar siding on. That will hopefully look sweet and it will mean the exterior will be 100% done, so I can start on the interior.
Okay, I still have to trim the bottom of the housewrap. Whatever.
Okay, I still have to trim the bottom of the housewrap. Whatever.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Back Again
Now that I'm back, I have resumed work on the tiny house. I will be finishing up the exterior next, so first thing to do is the windows…I was planning to buy them, but apparently windows are mega expensive and it takes four or five weeks to get them custom made with tempered glass. That's time we don't have, so I decided to make them myself instead. A window is a window, right? I have ten windows to makes total.
These are the two I made today. They're still pretty expensive because I'm using oak wood for the frames (which ain't cheap), as well as polycarbonate instead of glass since its 200 times stronger than glass and relatively easy to cut. But, I will still save well over a thousand dollars making them myself, so that seems reasonable to me.
Once all the windows are finished, I can put on the exterior cladding, and then the outside will be basically done. Then I will get some long awaited leave from the Army and I will start work on the inside. Keep us in your prayers as we start approaching the deadline to have everything finished!
These are the two I made today. They're still pretty expensive because I'm using oak wood for the frames (which ain't cheap), as well as polycarbonate instead of glass since its 200 times stronger than glass and relatively easy to cut. But, I will still save well over a thousand dollars making them myself, so that seems reasonable to me.
Once all the windows are finished, I can put on the exterior cladding, and then the outside will be basically done. Then I will get some long awaited leave from the Army and I will start work on the inside. Keep us in your prayers as we start approaching the deadline to have everything finished!
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