We have an old timber house with paneling on the outside. Now a full renovation is underway and it's the kitchen's turn. The kitchen is 5.60m wide, which is the entire width of the house. The plan is to install two windows instead of the one that is there today. The new windows are 1.15 wide and 1.30 high. The sill has been replaced down to the studs c/c 400. At some point in history, water has leaked into the existing window, and under the window, 3 logs have been replaced (just the width of the window). I am a little worried that the wall will become a bit unstable (there is an upper floor) when I cut the new holes for the windows; I thought to make them 6 cm on each side and insert a stud so that it becomes steady to screw frame screws into. The new holes are intended to be placed about 80 cm from each outer wall. When I measured, there will be only about 15 cm of timber left between the new window holes and the old one. In the old one, I thought to stud up c/c 400 and fill with insulation and put an OSB board on the inside. But it feels silly with 15 cm of timber left, maybe it's better to remove it completely and stud up everything? Then it becomes: 80 cm of timber, window (115 cm), 170 cm stud wall, window (115 cm), 80 cm timber. Can it be reinforced in some good way, metal brackets, braces?
The sill is replaced according to
http://www.tenico.nu/tips46.htm They also have a tips page for replacing an entire wall, which I need now, but it feels like it will be unstable?
http://www.tenico.nu/tips47.htm
