Glass Block Bathroom Window Sizes and Designs – Mix Them Up To Add the Cool Factor

The reality is most people think “inside the box” when designing a glass block bathroom window. The determine a size they want, find a supplier and then leave it up to them to figure out what block sizes will work best. Although this approach may get you a window that is symmetrical and functional it won’t necessarily result in a unique window. So if you’re doing a replacement or new construction bathroom window why just stack up the blocks when you can mix them up for a cool and innovative design?

Here’s 7 steps to make your window design interesting and unique:

Step 1 – Determine your size – In a replacement or new construction window size does matter – but you may not always be limited to your existing size. If you’re doing a replacement window in conjunction with a bathroom remodeling project ask your contractor two questions. First – what size window would fit the existing opening. Second – how difficult it would be to reframe the window opening? Block windows can be sized in 2″ increments and unique design can be made by not just laying one block on top of another. For new construction ask your builder what sizing flexibility you’ve got. Make sure to have these conversations before the rough framing process begins (so you don’t incur any extra framing costs).

Step 2 – Identify what block sizes you’d like and mix them up – You can make one of a kind designs combining 4″ x 8″ & 8″ x 8″ blocks or consider using 6″ x 6″ with 12″ x 12″ units. If you really want to go wild use multiple glass block window sizes like 6″ x 6″, 6″ x 8″ and 12″ x 12″ for a dramatic appearance.

Step 3 – Choose a block pattern – Block windows are available in either high privacy or moderate privacy patterns. If the window is in the shower consider the highest privacy units (the Iceberg pattern is excellent for a shower). If the window is in the bathroom (not in the wet space) a more moderate wavy pattern may be the best choice.

Step 4 – Select clear, colored or frosted glass blocks – The cool thing is the blocks no longer have to be clear and colorless. If you want to add excitement to your window add colored and/or frosted units (and mix up the sizes) for a project that really stands out.

Step 5 – Determine if a framed or frameless window would work best- If you’re doing a window in new construction the vinyl framed block window (with nailing fins) allows the window to be installed just like a traditional new construction vinyl window. If you’re working on a remodeling project (where the size of opening cannot be changed) the frameless block window will work best and can be sized to 2″ increments.

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Why Decorative Window Glass Is So Popular

Want to give a room a beautiful look without changing much of it interior? Then how about using decorative window glass? Decorative window glasses are available in many styles, designs and colors.

The best thing about these glasses is that they are extremely easy to install and maintain. They can be installed in any room, including kitchen, bathrooms and lobby to create a sense of privacy as well as ambience. Hotels and restaurants also use them extensively as well as stores and shops.

However, the most extensive use of decorative window glass is in homes. They create partition between two parts of the house without making it too congested and dark. Transparent and translucent glass creates a sense of space, provides ample light, while creating partition. Hence, these are great for kitchens and bathroom.

However, decorative window glasses are not just for cosmetic purposes. Frosted and tinted glass can also keep you healthy. Most people think that while indoors, they don’t have to worry about their skin. But experts tell us that the sunlight coming from our windows and glass doors is enough to harm us. These days, special glass is available that can stop harmful UV rays from entering your home. This can not only keep you and your family’s skin young, but also reduce the risk of various skin diseases, including skin cancer.

In addition, this type of glass also helps to keep your home cool and clean. It stops the sunlight from entering your home and hence reduces the affect of outer heat. You can save a lot of money on air conditioning during those scorching summer months and also help the environment by reducing your energy consumption. They keep your house clean by ensuring that you get a good view of the outer world, while stopping bugs and dirt from entering your home.

Therefore, if you are want to create a healthy atmosphere in your home without making the space look small and closed, and then choose designer window glass. You can choose the color and design of the glass according to the interior of the house. For example, if you have an earthy and informal feel to a room, you can use frosted colorless color to compliment the room.

Decorative window glasses have become a rage in interior designing. The sheer number of designs and versatility that they provide has made them a favorite of people who want a classy, beautiful home.…

Make Money Replacing Broken Window Glass

Owners or tenants pay you to replace broken window glass in their apartments or homes. This business idea can be either a part-time or a full-time way to make money, depending on the demand and your ambition. With the hard times we are having, people will be staying in their present homes longer, rather than trading up. This practice increases the demand for home repairs. (This is article #3 in a series of emergency handyman services.)

Requirements

This business idea is best suited for people who are physically fit and enjoy working with their hands. You must be able to remove and replace broken window glass and repair damaged window dividers. This refers to window panes held in wooden sashes with glazers’ points and glazing compound (putty).

You should own a pickup truck or van to haul equipment, materials, supplies, and trash. You need to own or purchase the equipment and protective gear required for this activity. You should set up a home office with the basic office equipment and supplies.

Getting customers

Since this is an emergency type service, you should be able to make money without much trouble. Use a simple classified advertisement in the local newspaper or on to get customers. Also, advertise in any property owner’s newsletter.

Preliminary job activities

After arriving at the job site and greeting the customer, inspect the damaged window(s). Use a tape measure to find the approximate inside width and height of the wood frame to receive the new glass. The customer may be in a hurry and want you to work on a holiday, weekend, or at night to get the glass replaced. In addition, you may be asked to come back later and paint over the cured putty bead to make it weatherproof.

You can use standard job bid forms to estimate your labor and the costs of broken window glass and any damaged window dividers. This bid should include the fees for any extra services to be performed, such as painting or staining, and hauling away any trash. If the customer accepts your bid, you both can sign the bid form.

Main job activities

Before starting work, put on goggles and heavy work gloves. Then use a wide trowel or shovel to pick up any visible pieces of broken glass inside and outside the damaged window. Place these pieces in a sturdy cardboard box. Then lay down a plastic sheet to catch any more pieces that may fall down.

After heating the old putty, remove all remaining pieces of broken glass. Place them inside a sturdy cardboard box. Then use a chisel, putty knife, or utility knife to remove all the old putty from the window sash. Replace any damaged window dividers. Use a whiskbroom or small paintbrush to clean the wood where you removed the putty. Then apply linseed oil to all the bare wood.

Use a tape measure to find the actual inside width and height of the wood frame …

Security Window Film

The use of window tinting has brought many benefits for car owners. This same benefit has now been brought to homes and offices where they are now being installed on windows. The benefits provided by these window tinting include UV ray protection, privacy, anti-glare and anti-graffiti among others. In addition to all of these above benefits, window tinting can also be used in adding a layer of security and safety to homes and offices.

One way that home window tinting adds security to homes is that outsiders find it hard to see the contents of homes that have tinted windows. Due to this uncertainty, intruders are not sure whether the home is occupied or not and thus are unlikely to trespass and steal. Moreover, they are not also able to see if the home contains valuable items and thus are less tempted to break in and steal. Using security tinted film is a cost effective method of protecting the contents of the premises compared to hiring security personnel. In addition to protecting against thieves, security commercial window tinting also provides protection against natural disasters, explosions and vandalism.

One of the biggest concerns of homeowners is the security of their family and household items. Businesses also have the same concern when it comes to securing their property and employees. Installing security window films acts as deterrent against criminals from breaking into the home or office. In fact, in most robbery cases, intruders mainly break into the home or office through the windows. Thus, installing residential window tinting is a good way of protecting your property and keeping the people inside safe.

In addition to protecting the home and offices against intruders, security window films also offers protection against severe weather elements. Extreme weather conditions such as storms, tornadoes, hurricanes or strong winds can cause windows to break or scratch. Replacing these widows is very expensive and thus utmost care should be taken by installing security films. These films are available in various styles and colors and are very cost effective. By using security films, homeowners do not have to worry about using boards to block the windows.

Owners of buildings, especially those containing plenty of glass,are prone to explosions or other forms of attack. Even though these buildings are made using high quality windows, the impact the explosion is likely to case the windows to break into pieces.However, installing residential window tinting helps reduce the chance of these windows breaking. The use of the window tinting adds a layer of protection on the windows and prevents them from shattering in the event of an explosion.

The benefit of security film used in homes and offices is that it not only offers security for the windows, but also provides other benefits. For instance, these films also eliminates the penetration of ultra violet rays, acts as anti-graffiti, provides privacy and helps in heat reduction among others. This means that users of security films will benefit from much more than just …

Is a Wall Mounted Air Conditioner a Solid Investment?

A wall mounted air conditioner is used to cool a room down; in some cases depending on the size it may cool down many rooms. These are a great option when a window is not available to mount a window unit it.

They are also a perfect solution for commercial applications where a room is enclosed for a host of reasons. These types of units are the perfect solution for a host of applications. They come in many different sizes and can cool things down quickly and efficiently.

Where They Are Used

Many times you will see a wall mounted air conditioner in hotels, motels and inns. They are favored in this capacity because they give each guest the ability to regulate the temperature in their own rooms; this is a great feature that is much appreciated by the guests.

There are really large units that are mounted in commercial settings, or in office settings. They are used in rooms where high tech equipment is stored like servers and other necessary communication equipment.

The wall mounted air conditioner is set at a low enough temperature to keep the equipment from over heating. They are used in factories for the same purpose. Of course these are fairly large units that are meant to function in a specific area to keep things pretty cool.

In the home they are used to cool down specific zones or to keep a room cool that does not have the capacity for a window air conditioner. They are more powerful than a window unit many times and are preferred because they do not block the window and do not pose the risk of falling out of the window.

They are usually rather inconspicuous in the home. They are mounted near the ceiling where the most good is done cooling the air.

Purchasing

Obviously purchasing large units for commercial applications is a bit different than purchasing one for the home. You can purchase a wall mounted air conditioner for the home from many different sources. Most home improvement stores will carry them as seasonal items. You can also easily purchase one of these great units directly from the manufacturer in most cases online. There are many manufacturers that will sell directly to the public via their websites.

Many times theses websites will offer tech support for installation, how to videos and even an eight hundred number so you can talk to someone about installing your window mounted air conditioner.…

When Window Decorating, Design Is Everything

However, I would suggest that there are two (often over looked) components that bare witness to the success of the project. First, is the type of decorating fabric selected for the window fashion; second, is the fabrication method used to construct the treatment. Let’s assume that the proper color analysis has been done, and that is not at issue. As someone who both designs window treatments and constructs them, I most often find that it is the incompatibility of fabric and design that can lead to unsatisfactory results and an unhappy customer. From my own experiences, here are examples of what to do, or not!

By type of fabric, it is meant: silks, damasks, jacquards, chenilles, chintz, velvets, linens, embroideries, small patterns, sheers, etc. – there are too many to list completely. In any category of fabric, the properties of weight and stability have to be taken into account when planning the design. For example, there are damasks that drape beautifully and are well suited to a lovely swag treatment, and there are damasks that would be too heavy and inflexible for this style but perfect for upholstery or perhaps a cornice. Silks, very lightweight, do best when they are left to soft folds and gathers. If you prefer a neatly pressed and tailored surround, then you will not be satisfied with silk unless it has, at the very least, been knit backed. The faux pas with Sheer fabrics is that they are not used nearly enough in homes today. I am not referring to the standard voile or batiste, but sheers and casements that sparkle when the sun shines through, have bold stripes of tone on tone or subtle texture. Layered or alone they can do more then open and close on a traverse rod. If weighted properly, they can look fantastic in many designs, from simple shades to elaborate arches. Chintz (very stable woven) is a classic for bed covers and rod pocket curtains, but then you may want to search for a hand printed chintz and keep the design simple. The formula is; edited design + exquisite fabric = gorgeous!

All-over patterns are versatile for most designs, because they do not have a true upright. They are wonderful for swag topped drapery panels, because the swag overlay can be cut on the bias without disrupting the overall look – and a swag cut on the bias is much happier! When designing with a solid, either cotton or a blend, the best recommendation is an added coordinating fabric banding or piping. This is the perfect place to add a bias stripe piping to update and customize. As for fabrics with a large pattern repeat, the design has to incorporate the area of the repeat that will be framed in the valance so that it looks balanced. If the pattern is too large for the scale of the picture frame, the design (or fabric) should be altered. So then the question arises, what …

Will Robbie Keane Be a Success at Celtic?

The January transfer window never fails to throw up a surprise or two, and this year was no different following ex-Liverpool and Tottenham captain Robbie Keane’s move up north to Glasgow Celtic. While the transfer window was one of the quietest in recent years, Keane’s move was certainly the highlight. The big question that most people are asking now is ‘Will Robbie Keane be a success at Celtic?’

In my opinion, he most certainly can. While Keane is in the twilight of his career and has been very much on the sidelines of the Tottenham team for the last year, he still has enough quality to make an impact on a league that favours attacking football, and in a team that loves to play fluid, attacking football (this is mainly down to Celtic manager Tony Mowbray’s tactical approach to the game and his footballing philosophies).

Another reason why I feel Keane will be a huge success at Celtic is because the Scottish Premier League is nowhere near the standard of the English Premier League, so the teams that he’ll be up against won’t have players of anywhere near the same quality that he is used to. Couple this with the fact that Keane is a self-confessed boyhood Celtic fan, and he’ll have all the passion and desire to want to achieve great things. The move is totally understandable from Keane’s point of view, since no player likes sitting on the bench when they could be playing first team football every week for another team.…