I don't know if this belongs here, but here's the situation... I need to build in an old window on my cottage. From the inside. I want to keep the window on the outside but build a wall on the inside. How should I do it! It's an old single-glazed window and there's a relatively new facade on the outside, and on the inside, I'm planning to frame a wall with 95mm insulation... Attached are two pictures!
So you want to keep it for aesthetic reasons? I'm thinking you remove the window, build the wall, put a black painted board on the outside, and finally put the window back. Preferably in a way that it can be easily removed to clean the inside and get rid of cobwebs, etc.
Alternatively, you can build the inner wall with a hatch for the window so you can access it, open it, remove the sash, renovate, clean, etc. But I assume you don't want any seams on the inside? Even with moldings around it so it looks like a picture frame?
You should never just build it in because then you won't be able to access the windows to remove them in any way. You would have to break everything (tear it apart) when it's time to renovate the window in the future.
But the best result is, as f91jsw writes, to remove the window, build a wall, and then put the window back so you can remove it from the outside.
Just ensure the wall is properly sealed.
If you want to make it really fun, you can also run electricity there, so you can light a lamp in the window, making it look like it's lit in a room even though it's completely enclosed
It should be ventilated. There is always condensation now and then on single-pane windows. I installed a single-pane window in the woodshed. Thought it should work well since it's basically an outdoor climate in the woodshed. But nonetheless, there is often a lot of condensation running down on the wood/lower part of the window frame.
It should be ventilated. There is always condensation now and then on single-pane windows. I put a single-pane window in the woodshed. Thought it should work well since it's basically outdoor climate in the wood shed. But nevertheless, there is often a lot of condensation running down on the wood/window frame at the bottom.
Yes, that is absolutely correct. It's a prerequisite for it to turn out well. He can easily fix this with a couple of small ventilation caps in the same color as the facade or something like that. Alternatively, drill some holes in the frame at the top and bottom to make it easy for himself.
Hi everyone, thanks for the responses! I was mostly thinking that I could avoid dealing with the outdoors and quickly have it built in from the inside and avoid messing with the facade on the outside. It's not that important to me, I just want a wall on the inside.
Do you mean that it's impossible without it ending up poorly?
Hello everyone, thanks for the responses! I was mostly thinking that I wanted to avoid working outside and quickly have it built-in from the inside, avoiding tinkering with the exterior facade. It's not that important to me, I just want a wall on the inside.
Do you mean it's impossible without it being bad?
It also depends a bit on how it looks on the outside. Is the eaves right above so the window is constantly protected from rain, for example? What type of window is it, how tight and good is it?
It will never be "good" to build something in the way you wish to do. It's possible, but it won't be good. The timing aspect is another matter. How long do you want it to be "hassle-free" so to speak? It can probably withstand a few years if the window is reasonably tight. But you might encounter problems in the future when you need to repair the window.
I am completely convinced that it's safest to make the window sash removable from the outside, so you are at least secured to be able to renovate it without having to pry apart the entire frame or break the pane.
And in response to Dimitri's reply, I would definitely advise against "sealing from the inside" before you know what your house construction looks like overall. You don't just seal randomly in an old house that's not built that way, especially not with special solutions like sealing a window opening while preserving the frame, etc. Condensation likely won't be a pretty story. What happens when it condenses on the plastic and the droplets start running down along the plastic? It ends up right in the house construction = not good.
No, one needs to think a few times for it to be "correct" here.
Something black inside the glass pane is definitely desirable, some even paint curtains and potted plants. It's a false window you want to create, I find many fun pictures of it when I google.
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