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This is internal view

External view

Great! Thank you they were great fun to make. And thank you for your in depth answer! Yes I was thinking about the bottom rail being flat and that if water gets in there, it would just sit. Do I absolutely need to cap it aswell or could i just drill a few holes? and regards to drip rail on the windows.. the cill underneath which is also wood have just a grove routed in along to stop the water getting to the wall. could I do similar on the window frame? Or should it sit “externally” on the outside frame face? And I’m not sure I completely understand if you could use soudal like a linseed putty replacement and have pins/push points(??) to hold the glass, the way you would with single glass or it really needs to be wooden beading externally to hold it in? (units goes in from the exterior)

I forgot to say they are casement windows and glass required around 450x980 mm .. so units would be around 10kg?

Hello! New on the forum here 👋 A few windows in our new dwelling was completely rotten so I have made new ones from Douglas fir. Question 1) would there be a problem to fit 16mm double glazing in a 27mm rebate? Previous windows had 14mm windows in, with some sort of putty on the outside (not wooden beading). I made the stiles and railes 5mm wider than on the original frames. Question 2) could I fit them with brads or sprigs and use a putty replacement such as Repair care dry seal mp or Hodgson heritage putty instead of fixing them with wooden beading (externaly). Or would they be too heavy? Was planning on fully bed them, meaning Im not leaving them with air around the glass.. not sure about the terminology. Thank you for reading 🙂