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Where could i get an internal sliding window?

  • 09-04-2012 5:37pm
    #1
    Merku
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭


    Hi there,

    I want to install a window between my kitchen and living room to allow more light to come into the kitchen as it is quite dark. It would also come in handy to keep an eye on our little one when we are in the kitchen and she's in the sitting room playing.

    Am looking for a sliding window if possible, dimension around 600mm high and 1500mm wide. Sound insulated to make sure we can hear the tv in the sitting room while the washing machine is on in the kitchen!
    Am very open regarding the dimensions and if we cant get a sliding mechanism (or if its way too expensive), we can do without being able to open it.
    Id prefer a wooden frame but there again, am very open minded if its pvc or aluminium.

    Where should i look? Any shop you could recommend?

    I live in the citywest area so preferably a supplier around dublin.
    My dad would be installing the window so dont need an installer.

    Any help would be very much appreciated!

    Cheers


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  • #2
    galwaydude18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    PM galwayrush and he will sort you out with what you need.


  • #3
    zara flower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭zara flower


    i like this guys idea:

    http://www.ikeahackers.net/2010/10/turn-your-studio-apartment-into-1.html

    text from page
    Saturday, October 16, 2010
    Turn your studio apartment into a 1 bedroom with PAX


    Materials: PAX

    Description: My girlfriend and I bought and moved into our first apartment, with a tight budget we couldn't afford anything bigger then a studio apartment.



    I can't imagine anyone wanting to have their bed in their living room, so we started to brainstorm. We discussed ever type of foldaway bed and room divider. Then we found IKEA's PAX sliding cupboard doors.

    We bought the biggest we could find in light aluminum and frosted glass.

    We measured the size of our Ikea beds and marked off the new room so it would fit our bed and some clothing space tightly in order to save as much space in the living room as possible.

    I whipped up 2 wooden frames and mounted them to the ceiling, walls and floor. I then mounted the PAX doors and tidied up the frame.



    I installed four IKEA LED (color changing) spots in the frame so it would light up the frosted glass.

    We finished up our new bedroom with some LACK shelves and a little art work.



    In the meantime we mounted 6 IKEA kitchen cupboards over the TV in the living room and integrated the TV and PC cables into the wall so we could tidily hide the Stereo and PC in the cupboards with no exposed wires. We then mounted the surround sound speakers underneath the cupboard.



    This was my first ever renovation at the age of 22, by myself. So if you have a small apartment and a lot of tolerance it's not that hard or expensive to turn your studio apartment into a 1 bedroom apartment.

    ~ thedesignguy


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