windows in livingroom

[chris1361]

I have a Redman 1990 24x52 I have 2 windows in the livingroom, that I would like to change out and put 1 big bay window in. Their is a space between the windows that measures maybe 5inches. Is this possible to do, any input is greatly appreciated.

[David Oxhandler]

Yes you can do this... you will need to install a header that spans the entire opening that will offer enough support to hold up the wall and roof stress above the new enlarged window opening. Because a bay window projects out, it is usually capped with its own small roof or covering. The most critical part of adding a bay window to any structure is to prevent it from leaking. This is a job that is best left to an experience handyman or window contractor.


Back in the mid-15th century, when the term 'bay window' first came into being, these windows took the shapes of rectangular, polygonal or semicircular forms.

Today, a curving series of windows is called a bow window. Major window manufacturers sell both bay and bow windows as ready-to-install, assembled units made from wood, vinyl and aluminum

Source: http://www.hometips.com/articles/homenc ... indow.html

[trmimo]

You also need to add piers under the home at each end of the new span to support the load of the header.