ᐅ Corner window with roller shutter box possible? - Who has experience?
Created on: 22 Jun 2018 10:06
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and1986
Hello,
for our new build, we would like to install corner windows.
Now, a builder wanted to place a 36cm (14 inch) thick concrete support column in the corner, on which the roller shutter box would rest. We really wouldn’t like that. Does anyone have corner windows with a roller shutter box without a large support in the corner? Maybe some pictures as well?
Thank you very much!
Regards, Andreas
for our new build, we would like to install corner windows.
Now, a builder wanted to place a 36cm (14 inch) thick concrete support column in the corner, on which the roller shutter box would rest. We really wouldn’t like that. Does anyone have corner windows with a roller shutter box without a large support in the corner? Maybe some pictures as well?
Thank you very much!
Regards, Andreas
cybergnom schrieb:
No support column is needed. Of course not, you simply ask the Greek god Atlas to carry the upper part of this corner of the house.
and1986 schrieb:
but with a proper lintel over the roller shutter box, it should be possible, right? That thing is called a lintel, and the proper way would probably be to extend it well beyond the window reveals.
Nowadays, window lintels are often omitted, and the roller shutter boxes are installed directly under the ceiling. A slim support can carry the corner roller shutter box—but not what’s above it. Then you need a lot of structural engineering work in the ceiling.
Usually, it’s done so that nothing blocks the view through the kitchen window onto the street lamp and the trash bin enclosure.
From my point of view, it’s one of those “everyone else has it” hype gimmicks.
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11ant schrieb:
This element is called a lintel, and the correct approach would be to extend it sufficiently beyond the window reveals.A beam or lintel is a support made of reinforced concrete, steel, or wood that is positioned above the ceiling and carries the load of a ceiling or wall from the upper floor. A beam is necessary when there is no load-bearing wall, and a supporting beam below (a beam or girder) is not desired.
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cybergnom23 Jun 2018 08:5011ant schrieb:
Of course not, you simply ask the Greek god Atlas to carry the part of the house corner above it.No, I’d rather trust the structural engineer who calculated the size of the beam.
cybergnom schrieb:
No, I prefer to trust the structural engineer who calculated the dimensions of the lintel. I’m not sure how much such details would increase the structural engineer’s fees, but the lintel itself also has cost implications. If you were to calculate these individually and allocate them to the window price, some homeowners might reconsider how often they enjoy the corner view.
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