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Bay / Bow Windows:
Structural
Bay Pole Jack
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Bay / Bow windows
are an attractive feature to any property.
They also make a big difference to the
feel of a room, the room will feel much
larger. They are constructed using normal
fully reinforced window frames in either
the decorative or chamfered system. The
frames are connected using structural
bay pole assembly kits or reinforced corner
posts for square bay / bow windows. The
external sill, which the frames sit on,
is welded together to create one sill
under all the frames.
Flat –to –Bow
Windows:
It is possible to create
a bay or bow window from an existing flat
window. To create a bay window (with brickwork
below) building regulations are required
and it becomes quite an expensive process.
Alternatively a bow window can be created
more cost effectively without the need
for building regulations. A flat to bow
window has the same frame construction
as a normal bay or bow window but with
a new timber / scalloped lead roof.
Architectural Bow
Canopies (GRP Roofs):
An alternative to a timber
/ lead roof is to use a GRP bow canopy
with an intergraded ceiling. This has
an attractive external dental moulding
and a high gloss finish. These are manufactured
in a set range of sizes, which may have
some design constraints depending on the
size of your existing window. They are
available in white, brown and light brown.
Weight loading bay
windows:
Under new building regulations
load bearing bay and bow windows are now
covered by FENSA. All bay and bow windows
are constructed using structural bay pole
assembly kits, however under new building
regulations load bearing bay pole jacks
must now be fitted through the external
sill into the bay pole assembly kit. This
creates a structural support from the
brickwork under the bay or bow window
to the head of the aperture.
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