On how to build the windows........I didn't document mine......and I'm just now finishing them up. May get the glass in yet today.
These are about 36" each, so have two panes of glass in them. For the Woods mini, you could do two smaller ones, or realistically, only one monitor window. If you wanted to stay true to the design and make it look better, two single windows on the sides, but those would be small......maybe 8" x 10" single panes?
This video provides a really good simply summary of how to go about building these simple custom window frames so you can have them any size you want........
He uses a version of a mortise and tenon joint, or what he refers to in the video as slip joints. I did the same thing. Best way to cut them is on a table saw, but I finished mine using hand saws. Divide the width into 3, then two outside parts slip over the center part at the corners. Glue them together and pin them with a single dowel. Solid as a rock. If you use the sash dividers, his way of doing the framing is simple, easy and effective. I hacked in blind mortise joints with a chisel......which is effective, but not simple or easy.
To lay in the inset for the glass easy way is to nail on strips as he did. I routed in dados, but then had to chisel out the corners. Drop in the glass, using glazing points and you can simply caulk them in with silicone or latex caulk. Or use glazing compound as he does.
I'm using acrylic (plexiglass) for one and lexan for the other. Both should resist damage from hail or flying birds better than straight glass. Plexiglass is not as strong as lexan, but does not scratch as easy either. I'm doing both to see which one works the best.
The monitor windows are hinged at the top to open out at the bottom. If you have side windows, easy way to mount these single sash windows is to slide open. Let them rest on a 2 x 4 mounted horizontal (part of the framing) and the window just slides sideways on that.
For framing, for these coops. if the sidewall material is sturdy, like plywood or better yet, 3/4" t&g, you don't need much in the way of framing. I know where there are two chicken houses and a hog house, all in the range of 10' x 20' and all have no upright studs for framing. Only horizontal 2 x 4's or 2 x 6's,. Siding is nailed to those top, bottom and in the middle. Those are all well over 60 years old and still standing, so are study enough.
These are about 36" each, so have two panes of glass in them. For the Woods mini, you could do two smaller ones, or realistically, only one monitor window. If you wanted to stay true to the design and make it look better, two single windows on the sides, but those would be small......maybe 8" x 10" single panes?
This video provides a really good simply summary of how to go about building these simple custom window frames so you can have them any size you want........
He uses a version of a mortise and tenon joint, or what he refers to in the video as slip joints. I did the same thing. Best way to cut them is on a table saw, but I finished mine using hand saws. Divide the width into 3, then two outside parts slip over the center part at the corners. Glue them together and pin them with a single dowel. Solid as a rock. If you use the sash dividers, his way of doing the framing is simple, easy and effective. I hacked in blind mortise joints with a chisel......which is effective, but not simple or easy.
To lay in the inset for the glass easy way is to nail on strips as he did. I routed in dados, but then had to chisel out the corners. Drop in the glass, using glazing points and you can simply caulk them in with silicone or latex caulk. Or use glazing compound as he does.
I'm using acrylic (plexiglass) for one and lexan for the other. Both should resist damage from hail or flying birds better than straight glass. Plexiglass is not as strong as lexan, but does not scratch as easy either. I'm doing both to see which one works the best.
The monitor windows are hinged at the top to open out at the bottom. If you have side windows, easy way to mount these single sash windows is to slide open. Let them rest on a 2 x 4 mounted horizontal (part of the framing) and the window just slides sideways on that.
For framing, for these coops. if the sidewall material is sturdy, like plywood or better yet, 3/4" t&g, you don't need much in the way of framing. I know where there are two chicken houses and a hog house, all in the range of 10' x 20' and all have no upright studs for framing. Only horizontal 2 x 4's or 2 x 6's,. Siding is nailed to those top, bottom and in the middle. Those are all well over 60 years old and still standing, so are study enough.
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