[Strawbale] Jeff's recessed windows

[David Neeley]

Personally, I don't quite understand why the position of the window
with relationship to the opening has anything to do with whether you
use a pan or not. Surely you could put such a pan under the sill
regardless of the window position?

I can see having a slight projection of the sill with a drip edge, to
reduce the amount of water that would run down the side of the
building and/or try to seep in under the render...but again that seems
to be a separate issue entirely from the position of the window
itself.

In fact, with an inset window you would have more joints to be exposed
to weather and more to maintain, I should think. The key to me seems
to be that whatever strategy you use, you must be sure of a
weather-tight seal everywhere--and regular inspection and maintenance
to be sure it stays so.

At the moment, I am thinking of what materials it might be best to use
for the various weather-exposed bits that would not be subject to
water damage in the first place.

David

On 4/7/07, Raftercat5 at aol.com <Raftercat5 at aol.com> wrote:
> On 4/5/07, Jeff Ruppert <jeff at odiseanet.com> wrote:
> > I have  always preferred to recess windows.  It allows the use of a pan
> >  under a sill - two lines of defense.
>
> Jeff:  May I ask what type of material you use for the pan under the  sill?