Finishing the battening and installing the windows.

Installing the Windows 

This was a while ago now, we are just getting upto speed with the blog...

 

You can see hear the eucalyptus battens going over the black breathable mebrane. These give something to fix the side cladding too, and importantly create an air gap between the membrane and external wall. I also left small gaps in between the battens so air can also pass the width of the wall as well as the length.

These are the first windows going in. We bought these several months ago secondhand and designed the frame to fit the windows. This is an important consideration if you are using second hand, as it is less likely to find windows that fit a random size you might build too.

This is looking out of the loft. We have two sliding opening windows and two smaller fixed glass ones either side of where the bed will be. It is really nice and light now in the loft, and I just love these sliding windows, they are the best quality of the ones we bought.

They are long and narrow, perfect for the low ceiling height in the loft.

This is me puzzling over how to make the frames. I had to consider how best to frame the windows in a simple way whilst making them simple, beautiful, and so the rain doesn't come in. After a bit of trial and error. I think I cracked it!

Just tacking the window in place to see that everything fits and that the exterior claddingmeets well to the frame

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On the left you can see one of the loft windows in. We have one on each side, both slightly different sizes, it doesn't matter though they look great and we are very happy that we could get second hand ones.

The picture on the right is the empty spaces waiting for the windows. Including the bathroom we have 11 windows, which is quite a lot in a small space.

You can see the frame from the outside, rustic meets modern.

Adam helping with some window fitting. He is volunteering at the project at the moment and has been helping with the house on a few occasions. I t has been great to havi him help, and he has loved it too.

Packing up at the end of the day.

Looks like Darth Vadars house. I was having second thoughts when it was looking just like a black box on wheels.

This is the bottom of the battening. the horizontal peices are fixed at an angle, so if any moisture does manage to get in, it can run off at the bottom. Hopefully though this won't happen!