Taken from my project thread (Here) which sadly has not received many replies since my last post I thought I'd ask in here.
I am looking to replace a horrid old window in my downstairs toilet which is in an old outhouse style building which is made with a single brick wall (single as in literally only a single brick thick!).
At present the window goes all the way up to the (concrete) ceiling, however I would like to lower the ceiling just a little in order to hide the wiring for the light and the extractor fan I intend to install and also to allow for a little insulation too. It would probably only need to move a brick or two downwards.
The current window is approx 48cm x 60cm and Id quite like to keep it a similar size though would be prepared for it to be a bit shorter if needed.
You an just about make out the fact the window meets the roof of the out house in this pic
And this shows it a little more clearly.
I thought I had taken a pic to show that just below the white sill of the windo in the first pic, there is an old sort of tile sill which would need to be removed if the window were to be lowered.
Can anyone give me any pointers how I would go about changing this window?
I'm guess, just take it out (sounds easy...) and cut away any brick that I need to at the bottom for the new window to fit. I'm guessing I would use a concrete lintel above the new window and then fill any remaining gap with bricks (which would probably only be a single row anyway?
I am looking to replace a horrid old window in my downstairs toilet which is in an old outhouse style building which is made with a single brick wall (single as in literally only a single brick thick!).
At present the window goes all the way up to the (concrete) ceiling, however I would like to lower the ceiling just a little in order to hide the wiring for the light and the extractor fan I intend to install and also to allow for a little insulation too. It would probably only need to move a brick or two downwards.
The current window is approx 48cm x 60cm and Id quite like to keep it a similar size though would be prepared for it to be a bit shorter if needed.
You an just about make out the fact the window meets the roof of the out house in this pic
And this shows it a little more clearly.
I thought I had taken a pic to show that just below the white sill of the windo in the first pic, there is an old sort of tile sill which would need to be removed if the window were to be lowered.
Can anyone give me any pointers how I would go about changing this window?
I'm guess, just take it out (sounds easy...) and cut away any brick that I need to at the bottom for the new window to fit. I'm guessing I would use a concrete lintel above the new window and then fill any remaining gap with bricks (which would probably only be a single row anyway?
