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Blog Cabin: Windows, Window Seats and More DIY's Karl Champley drops by the Blog Cabin site to offer an assist installing windows and some ideas on how not to waste space. From "Blog Cabin" episode DBLG-104

In this phase of DIY's Blog Cabin, windows are the focus. DIY online voters had a choice between double hung and casement windows. The double-hung windows won by a landslide.

The basic steps for installing a window, as seen in this installment of Blog Cabin are summarized below.

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To help with the installation, Karl Champley, host of DIY’s Wasted Spaces stops by to lend a hand. He also helps turns two of our cabin’s wasted spaces into useful places.

Karl Champley, host of DIY's Wasted Spaces

Amy Devers

	Paula and Larry McLain's stained-glass studio
	A sample of the McLain's craftsmanship

First, Karl and Amy design a window seat with storage space for one of the upstairs bedrooms. And as the final project, Karl has an idea for turning a very plain basement space into useful storage, and maybe even a wine cellar of sorts.

Along the way, Blog Cabin host Amy Devers takes a side-trip to the working studio of some local artisans who specialize in stained glass.

Tools:

power drill
circular saw
chain saw
measuring tape
finishing nailer
flush-cut saw
level

Materials:

double hung windows
stained glass
2x4s
piano hinges
wood glue
plywood
tongue-and-groove finish
(optional: decorative bark finish)

Ben Bradshaw, of Peachtree Doors and Windows, discusses U-value of glass.

DIY Pro Tip: U-Values of Glass

The U-value in windows and glass doors measures the transfer of heat and cold through the glass. The lower the U-value, the higher the protection.

Windows with a low U-rating also block out a large percentage of the ultraviolet rays (UV-A and UV-B) in sunlight. UV rays from sunlight are the non-visible portion of the light spectrum but can contribute to color-fading of hardwood floors, curtains, rugs, prints and artwork, etc.

The window opening, before the installation. (Due to a measurement miscalculation, the opening had to be enlarged before the window was installed.)

Amy helps remove the new double-hung window from its packaging.

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