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Kitchen: Garden Window From "DIY Lighting Design" episode DLTD-103

	The homeowners decided to replace their kitchen window above the sink ...
	with this beautiful garden window, that will let more light into the kitchen!

In this segment, the workers install a garden window above the sink in the kitchen.

Materials for Garden Window:

ladder
scaffolding
razor knife
flat bar
hammer
reciprocating saw
measuring tape
aluminum drip cap
spacer blocks
nails
shims to level
screws
caulk
caulk gun
insulation
marker
safety goggles
nail gun
glass for shelf

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1. Begin on the outside of the house by cutting through the caulk and sealant (figure A).

2. Score the casing around the window, which releases the paint from both sides so you won't pull any of the wood or paint off or the paper off the drywall.

3. The interior casing is pulled out using a flat pry bar (figure B).

4. The nails and screws that held the window in place have to be cut (figure C).

   Figure A

   Figure B

   Figure C

   
   
5. Now it's time to pull the window out by having one person push from the inside and two people to catch the window on the outside. Be cautious here.

6. There are a few more adjustments before the new garden window goes in. You want to find the center mark of the window frame so you can properly center the window.

7. Even if your window has a good water seal, it's smart to install an aluminum drip cap (figure D) just in case.

8. Spacer blocks (figure E) are added to the seal in order to elevate the window up to the level line needed.

9. Carefully lift the garden window up to the scaffolding and put into place. Shims are used to level the window and then screwed into the rough opening (figure F).

10. On the outside of the window, screw in brackets for added support.

    Figure D

    Figure E

    Figure F

    
    
11. Measure the trim and cut at a 45-degree angle and then screw directly into the side of the house.

12. The work on the outside is done once you caulk around the window (figure G).

13. Inside the space between the window frame and the rough opening is being filled with insulation (figure H) to keep any draft out.

14. It's time to attach the inside casing on the inside (figure I) by measuring, cutting and nailing it in.

15. The seams are caulked and holes filled in.

16. One final touch is a glass shelf that is added to the window.

Figure G

Figure H

Figure I

RESOURCES :

Miscellaneous Lighting Products for Kitchen

4" recessed can hole saw
SKU: 530-814

Glass cut for cabinet doors and shelf

Sconces
USE mini-uplighter wall sconce
SKU: 659-668 (Expo)

Wall brackets
SKU: 703-358 (Expo)

Lutron Diva dimmer with toggle switch
Incandescent single pole 600-watts
SKU: 325-318

Pendant over desk
LBL amber with chrome pendant
SKU: 490-443 (Expo)

Eyeball recessed can
Halo 4" non-IC remodel housing
SKU: 523-138

Halo spot light 40-watts R-16
SKU: 352-683

White mini-eyeball trim
SKU: 797-027

Rope lighting
Hampton Bay rope lighting kit
12'
SKU: 363-150

Hampton Bay mounting clips
SKU: 405-292

Garden window
American Craftsman multipurpose garden window
9000 series
SKU: 481-139

Available at Home Depot stores

Hera Lighting Products

Cabinet left of sink
ES20WW/P (Hera 20" SlimLite with a built in ballast and a warm white fluorescent lamp)
SHWC/XL (Hera SlimLite Hardwire Connector / Box)
SCC12/XL (Hera 12" SlimLite connecting cable for plug and play)

Cabinet right of sink
ES13WW/P (Two Hera 13" SlimLites, each including built in ballast and a warm white fluorescent lamp)
SHWC/XL (Hera SlimLite Hardwire Connector / Box)
SCC12/XL (Hera 12" SlimLite connecting cable for easy plug and play connection)
SCC6/XL (Hera 6" SlimLite connecting cable for easy plug and play connection)

Cabinet with Glass Front and Glass Shelves
EH2420CH (Two Hera recessed halogen spots with MR11 lamps)
2NV6500 (Hera 20" connecting cables to connect spotlights to the transformer)
UC-60FT (Hera 60-watt premium electronic transformer with terminal block for easy plug and play)

In Cabinet Lights (Hera Puck lights used)
EH2420CH (Two Hera recessed halogen spots with MR11 lamps)
2NV6500 (20" connecting cables to connect spotlights to the transformer)
UC-60FT (60-watts premium electronic transformer with terminal block for easy plug and play)

Hera Lighting, L.P.
Websites: www.heralighting.com or www.wwhardware.com

GUESTS :

Bette Raburn
3029 Kingston Ct.
Norcross GA 30071
Phone: 770-242-2784
E-mail: interiormotive@bellsouth.net
Website: theinteriormotive.com

Jeff Hatala
Owner
Jeff Hatala Construction
Norcross, GA
Phone: 770-449-9839
E-mail: Jeffhatala@comcast.net

Steve Brown
Pat Murphy Electric, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-577-4191
Website: www.patmurphyelectric.com

Clint Clackum
Chattahoochee Glass
Website: www.chattahoocheeglass.com