I've just ordered a new window to be made up for the bathroom.
We decided against another coloured window, as we thought it would compete with the amber/yellow glass that is already in the bathroom. And as much as we like green glass, the mix of green and the yellow would be too patriotic for us (thanks to the commentator who kindly reminded us of this fact!).
The original plan was to get a small hopscotch casement window made, but we found out that it could not be manufactured with toughened arctic glass...it could only be done with cathedral glass which is not as textured as arctic. Arctic glass is used in most of the windows in the Sow's Ear.
Toughened arctic is limited to how small it can be cut and our window pane sizes were too small. Normal arctic glass does not have this issue but window manufacturers can't sell it to us because of new regulatory standards. The glass must be to Australian safety standards. Who knew this stuff?
As a default, we opted for a single light casement with toughened arctic glass instead. It was also the cheapest and easiest option by far.
We could have opted for an unglazed hopscotch window which we could glaze ourselves with normal arctic glass (ie glass that hasn't gone through the toughening process) ... For one small window, the bother factor was not high. 'Phew!' sighs Jason.
The window gets made up in over a week. I'll keep you posted.
We decided against another coloured window, as we thought it would compete with the amber/yellow glass that is already in the bathroom. And as much as we like green glass, the mix of green and the yellow would be too patriotic for us (thanks to the commentator who kindly reminded us of this fact!).
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| small hopscotch We will now have just a single light casement instead. |
Toughened arctic is limited to how small it can be cut and our window pane sizes were too small. Normal arctic glass does not have this issue but window manufacturers can't sell it to us because of new regulatory standards. The glass must be to Australian safety standards. Who knew this stuff?
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| cathedral at the top and arctic at the bottom |
As a default, we opted for a single light casement with toughened arctic glass instead. It was also the cheapest and easiest option by far.
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| we've ordered a smaller version with no frame which will then be primed and painted. |
We could have opted for an unglazed hopscotch window which we could glaze ourselves with normal arctic glass (ie glass that hasn't gone through the toughening process) ... For one small window, the bother factor was not high. 'Phew!' sighs Jason.
The window gets made up in over a week. I'll keep you posted.
I think you made a good choice. I like the arctic glass better than the cathedral. I'm assuming that "toughened" is the same as "tempered" here, and that's what I chose for my frosted glass windows.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the finished project.
Here's an idea: Maybe you could get a "grid" made that would attach to the upper part of the window over the glass creating a faux hopscotch window.
ReplyDeleteOoh windows.... so necessary to get right but so bloody expensive. Grit your teeth.
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