Looks good. Would've never thunk to use doors as windows. That's thinking outside the box. Some years ago, before 2020, I priced fixed windows for a log cabin I was contemplating building. Outrageous to say the least.
Thanks I felt behind schedule because of Covid delays so skipped setting up the camera a bunch during the build. I wish I took the time to. Wow an earthship??!! With all the tires with rammed dirt in them? That sounds like a cool project. I'd love to follow the build on youtube.
I have been recycling Patio door glass since the late 70's. I first used them as Sky Lights, then for entry, interior and French doors, and windows and as a surrounding screen wind block for a condo pool project and deck rail screening and landscape hardscaping.. Later for Green houses. And raised bed covers. I still usually never pay more than $20.00 for a used two membrane panel. I typically take the panels to a glass shop to be disassembled and cleaned and reassembled with new spacers and gassed, though, you can just do that yourself in several ways or buy new IGU's. I have saved thousands of dollars over the years employing recycled glass. Note; Should the glass be employed as a Sky Light. The glass(Dbl. panel) needs to have a support spacer in the middle between the panes and under the lower panel because of heat and gravity working to stress the edges of the window(s) to failure. You do this with a small diameter spacer between the glass in one or more points and then a cross support out of metal or wood to those points. I use a sinple metal cross bar with an adjustable support screw.
There is so much here that I appreciate and am curious about - detail wise, on a couple other builds I’m sure you’ve done. I’m a small GC/carpenter with acute interest in projects just like that for up-scaling material we already have.. there’s something noble about it. I’m about to use an exterior 8’ Anderson door, full lite horizontally installed w/ hinges up top attached to the header and awning struts to assist the opening. Curious if you’ve toyed around with something like that! Thank you for sharing !!
Interesting idea, but one I have never thought of. The only issue I see would be the threshold as a continuous wrap around jam would be required for weather sealing and esthetics. Removing the threshold and fabricating a replacement piece would be required. Pretty simple fix. Closing and standoff hardware would be needed and an interior screen assembly would be needed. Let us know how it went. @@YungFunk
@@TreDeuce-qw3kv Will do! I’ll be using the jamb material from the opposite side of the hinge to sub in where I’ll remove the threshold, then the new horizontal threshold will be some creative engineering of solid core door material & large left over beams that I should be able to put together correctly to allow a nice weather seal & allow some movement, but it’ll only need it for air tight because it’s in a kitchen-covered patio wall, 16’ from exterior elements. I’ll let ya know how it goes!
Very scared those doors being inset like so far opens up potential for water damage. Could you have installed the backwards and not had the inset. Just wondering
I like the 5 degree window edge so rain doesn’t sit on there!
Thanks so much! And you found this video! And I hope I helped your project! I’m yelling!
Really cool. Did you throw around the idea of removing the window frame to bare glass and framing that in?
Looks good. Would've never thunk to use doors as windows. That's thinking outside the box.
Some years ago, before 2020, I priced fixed windows for a log cabin I was contemplating building. Outrageous to say the least.
Thanks for checking out my videos. Yeah custom windows are crazy!
Wish there was video of you working but very informative, we plan to do this for our earthship windows
Thanks I felt behind schedule because of Covid delays so skipped setting up the camera a bunch during the build. I wish I took the time to. Wow an earthship??!! With all the tires with rammed dirt in them? That sounds like a cool project. I'd love to follow the build on youtube.
I have been recycling Patio door glass since the late 70's. I first used them as Sky Lights, then for entry, interior and French doors, and windows and as a surrounding screen wind block for a condo pool project and deck rail screening and landscape hardscaping.. Later for Green houses. And raised bed covers. I still usually never pay more than $20.00 for a used two membrane panel. I typically take the panels to a glass shop to be disassembled and cleaned and reassembled with new spacers and gassed, though, you can just do that yourself in several ways or buy new IGU's. I have saved thousands of dollars over the years employing recycled glass. Note; Should the glass be employed as a Sky Light. The glass(Dbl. panel) needs to have a support spacer in the middle between the panes and under the lower panel because of heat and gravity working to stress the edges of the window(s) to failure. You do this with a small diameter spacer between the glass in one or more points and then a cross support out of metal or wood to those points. I use a sinple metal cross bar with an adjustable support screw.
Tre Thanks for sharing! Thats really cool to hear about. Never thought of using as a sky light. Yeah flashing that must be a little extra work!
There is so much here that I appreciate and am curious about - detail wise, on a couple other builds I’m sure you’ve done. I’m a small GC/carpenter with acute interest in projects just like that for up-scaling material we already have.. there’s something noble about it. I’m about to use an exterior 8’ Anderson door, full lite horizontally installed w/ hinges up top attached to the header and awning struts to assist the opening. Curious if you’ve toyed around with something like that!
Thank you for sharing !!
Interesting idea, but one I have never thought of. The only issue I see would be the threshold as a continuous wrap around jam would be required for weather sealing and esthetics. Removing the threshold and fabricating a replacement piece would be required. Pretty simple fix. Closing and standoff hardware would be needed and an interior screen assembly would be needed. Let us know how it went. @@YungFunk
@@TreDeuce-qw3kv Will do! I’ll be using the jamb material from the opposite side of the hinge to sub in where I’ll remove the threshold, then the new horizontal threshold will be some creative engineering of solid core door material & large left over beams that I should be able to put together correctly to allow a nice weather seal & allow some movement, but it’ll only need it for air tight because it’s in a kitchen-covered patio wall, 16’ from exterior elements. I’ll let ya know how it goes!
Very scared those doors being inset like so far opens up potential for water damage. Could you have installed the backwards and not had the inset. Just wondering