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| Author: | Homeowner |
| Subject: | Colonial Grids |
| Posted At: | 2004-08-29 05:13:59 |
Is there any preference to which looks better: Contoured or flat colonial grids, upper dh only. Was leaning toward the contoured because it has the shape of traditional wood windows, but saw the flat colonial at a friend's house today and thought it looked nice.
Do they both look the same from the street?
| Author: | E-Z |
| In Reply To: | Colonial Grids (posted by Homeowner) |
| Subject: | RE: Colonial Grids |
| Posted At: | 2004-08-29 05:52:30 |
If you had wood windows to begin with i think sculptured grids look better. If you have horizontal sliders i think flat grids are better. In the end you are living wit them i just think sculptured goes best with traditional houses and flat grids go better with more contemporary ones.
E-z
| Author: | Homeowner |
| In Reply To: | RE: Colonial Grids (posted by E-Z) |
| Subject: | RE: Colonial Grids |
| Posted At: | 2004-08-29 20:07:25 |
Thanks E-Z...that's what I was thinking....I was attracted to the contoured grids probably because of the old wood grids I have now. The salesman told me most customers go for the flat & that got me thinking maybe I was making a mistake, and then I saw the flat at a friend's house & liked them too.....I do have an old, traditional house & like the contours of the original wood grids, so the contours is probably the best choice.
Thanks again.
| Author: | Ed |
| In Reply To: | Colonial Grids (posted by Homeowner) |
| Subject: | RE: Colonial Grids |
| Posted At: | 2004-08-30 15:54:13 |
A matter of personal pref.
Also some manufactures have a narrower (5/8)
and a thicker (1") type in both contoured
and flat. Also pay attention how the grids
meet. Some use a plastic connector and some are "mitered"
Personally I think the 1" contoured grid with "mitered"
meeting points look the most "authentic". (especially in
lagrer windows)
Actually I guess SDL is the most authentic....
I could go on and on about grids....
Ed