My mailbox has been filling up with questions ever since, most of which we are struggling to even understand.<\/p>\n
It seems that traditional windows in Galicia are constructed of several panes of glass with wooden batons in\u00a0between, however, this is very expensive and the recommendation seems to be to have a single pane of glass with batons fixed to the outside to simulate traditional windows.<\/p>\n
There is also a big debate about how the windows should be secured, and this will vary depending on whether we want inward or outward opening windows. Although all the ones we’ve seen open inwards.<\/p>\n
One of the openings is quite wide, almost\u00a0two metres, and here we’ve specified a door to one side and windows to the other (as above, drawn with my rudimentary door design skills). This appears to have caused carpenter meltdown and\u00a0seems to be something which none of the three have ever done before.<\/p>\n Another long night at the keyboard stretches out in-front of us as I try and explain what I mean in long-winded English and Amanda tries to translate it into carpenters Spanish, as we increasingly realise that we need to be out there to explain things properly.<\/p>\n Wish us luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve only ever bought windows for a house once before. Back in ’98 when we bought our current house in Huddersfield, my memory is that it was a fairly simple process. We invited two reputable local companies around to give … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.visitgalicia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/roadsidedoor1.jpg\" "\\"roadsidedoor1\\"")
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