Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Single hung windows/vinyl windows

[Casey Morrigan (cjmorr]

We have single hung windows and I dislike them greatly.  It would be a 
great ventilation advantage to be able to move the upper sash.  We live in 
a mild climate here in Northern California so like Liz can't comment on 
weather proofness.

Casey Morrigan
Two Acre Wood
Sebastopol, CA

>
> > Have any cohousing groups used single hung windows? We are
> thinking of
> > going to single-hung windows in order to be able to keep
> the fiberglass
> > windows that were in our original specifications (due to their low
> > U-values.) What experience does anyone have with
> single-hung windows?
> > Do you recommend them? Why or why not?
>
> By single-hung, you mean that only one sash goes up and down?
> I *hate* mine.
> I really wish the top sash were movable. This would be much better for
> parents of small children as well.
> >
> > While I'm on the topic of windows, I may as well post a
> question about
> > vinyl windows. What does anyone have to say about them,
> good, bad, or
> > indifferent?
>
> Ours are aluminum, double glazed, but we live in a very mild
> climate. I
> think my biggest heating bill ever was maybe 20 bucks, so I'm
> not a good
> person to answer that question.
>
> --
> Liz Stevenson
> Southside Park Cohousing
> Sacramento, California
> tamgoddess [at] comcast.net
>
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