Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: sliding windows, which layout do you prefer and why 6Feb 12, 2009 9:38 pm Casa2 I prefer the sliding windows in the middle. Think about curtains or blinds. If the curtains or blinds open outwards, you don't want your sliding windows to be on the ends. Is my thinking correct? Yes, seems the majority of blinds open outwards or to one end so you end up with one window half blocked by blinds and then they flap and bang around in the breeze. Doesn't make sense to me. I think you can get them to close into the middle but that looks a bit pox. We even have a couple of half half sliders (one fixed panel and one sliding panel) here in the townhouse we rent that the blinds gather on the open window side not the fixed panel side. We are thinking of going with roller blinds so this shouldn't be an issue. That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17888 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23405 |