ᐅ Window opening options with controlled residential ventilation – planning ideas
Created on: 1 Nov 2020 14:22
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pagoni2020
After deciding to install a controlled residential ventilation system, my mindset regarding the possibility of opening windows has perhaps changed. I would appreciate hearing about your experiences on this topic.
We plan to design the larger glass areas in the so-called open space with a 1/3 to 2/3 ratio, meaning each would have one hinged door (no tilt-and-turn function); the large window by the dining table would even be fixed glass, while the individual rooms would have at least part of the window as an opening casement.
Originally, I wanted everything to be fully openable, at least to be able to bring in larger items if needed, and especially to ventilate at 150% capacity since I am a fresh air enthusiast. However, with controlled ventilation, fresh air is already supplied throughout the house, so I would essentially just have to change my mindset that used to tell me to open all the windows wide.
This way, I could install significantly more fixed glass, for example in the loft area where I had actually planned an automatic opening for ventilation.
Somehow, I still feel that I should be able to open everything, but that seems to be just a feeling rather than a real necessity.
For example, in the bathroom or even more so in the kitchen, I could install a very wide strip of uninterrupted glass—but then I wouldn’t be able to open the window.
What am I overlooking in my considerations, or what suggestions do you have on this topic?
We plan to design the larger glass areas in the so-called open space with a 1/3 to 2/3 ratio, meaning each would have one hinged door (no tilt-and-turn function); the large window by the dining table would even be fixed glass, while the individual rooms would have at least part of the window as an opening casement.
Originally, I wanted everything to be fully openable, at least to be able to bring in larger items if needed, and especially to ventilate at 150% capacity since I am a fresh air enthusiast. However, with controlled ventilation, fresh air is already supplied throughout the house, so I would essentially just have to change my mindset that used to tell me to open all the windows wide.
This way, I could install significantly more fixed glass, for example in the loft area where I had actually planned an automatic opening for ventilation.
Somehow, I still feel that I should be able to open everything, but that seems to be just a feeling rather than a real necessity.
For example, in the bathroom or even more so in the kitchen, I could install a very wide strip of uninterrupted glass—but then I wouldn’t be able to open the window.
What am I overlooking in my considerations, or what suggestions do you have on this topic?
hampshire schrieb:
Yes, you have to be careful with the color. The fixed side windows in our room are made of plastic. The color tone matches, but the surface is a bit matte. Even someone visually picky like me doesn’t notice it. When, as planned here, there is only one meter (3 feet) of wall between them, achieving a perfect color match is a real challenge. On the side walls, it’s different again because the other side = different light direction, which naturally results in “somewhat different conditions.”
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Seven19844 Nov 2020 15:41pagoni2020 schrieb:
We feel the same. In the open-plan area, there are three window sections, each 3.10 m (10 feet) wide. The current plan is to make the middle “block” with the large dining table in front a fixed glass panel, so without any divisions in the glass. The other two blocks (kitchen + living area) would use a 1/3 - 2/3 solution. That would give us two patio doors from the open-plan space, each about 100 cm (39 inches) wide. I would have liked the middle section to be a tilt-and-turn window, since I’ve had one before, but then the entire frontage would be divided into three parts... hmm... I’m a bit stuck on that. Either way, we’d have two doors, each about 1 m (39 inches) wide. Dividing 3.10 m (10 feet) into two parts doesn’t seem to work well, and I’m not a big fan of lift-and-slide doors.
I understand you also only have hinged doors?
Here is the currently planned window layout there, the terrace runs along the entire length of the house; bottom left on the ground floor is the wood-burning stove:
You seem to have generous glazing. Why would you block your access to the garden in summer with all that fixed glass?
We have 10 m (33 feet) of window area facing the garden, and half of it opens with sliding panels, so our living room can basically double in size during the summer.
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pagoni20204 Nov 2020 15:50Seven1984 schrieb:
you seem to have large glass surfaces. Why do you block your access to the garden in summer with all your fixed glass?
We have 10m (33 feet) of window area facing the garden, of which 5m (16.5 feet) can be opened with sliding elements, so our living room can easily double in size during the summer.Do you have any pictures?H
hampshire4 Nov 2020 18:21Würfel* schrieb:
Out of 365 days a year, it is rarely warm/fresh/pleasantly scented enough to sit at the dining table with the window open. Usually, people are a) sitting inside where it’s warm or b) directly on the terrace. Where exactly do people sit, and what does “rarely” mean?
We have many very different social and quiet seating areas, warm and cool, indoors and outdoors, and almost every combination in every season. We find that works better for us.
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hampshire4 Nov 2020 22:15We have few mosquitoes – lucky for us. The few that are around tend to fly towards me and leave my wife alone. Because of these few insects, I’m not giving up the unobstructed view or the feeling of fresh, unfiltered air.
In an area with many mosquitoes, of course, I would take precautions – and there are solutions available for every system.
In an area with many mosquitoes, of course, I would take precautions – and there are solutions available for every system.
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