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Upstand to replace window cill

  • 16-11-2013 12:17am
    #1
    Curious Geroge
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    We have a number of windows at ground / finished floor and the engineer suggested not to have bricklayer do cills but shutter upstands for the windows, sliding door and the main entrance. Wondered if anyone had this done ?


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  • #2
    BryanF
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    Curious Geroge wrote: »
    We have a number of windows at ground / finished floor and the engineer suggested not to have bricklayer do cills but shutter upstands for the windows, sliding door and the main entrance. Wondered if anyone had this done ?
    show us the detail ?

    thresholds are notorious cold bridges and no offense to the engineering profession but thermal comfort is not their main priority

    no reason this cant be done btw


  • #3
    Curious Geroge
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    BryanF wrote: »
    show us the detail ?

    thresholds are notorious cold bridges and no offense to the engineering profession but thermal comfort is not their main priority

    no reason this cant be done btw

    Detail attached of what we did. This is for finished floor level large windows and sliding door. We used the same detail for the main entrance.


  • #4
    BryanF
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    i fail to see the insulation continuity? did the eng do a threshold detail?


  • #5
    Curious Geroge
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    BryanF wrote: »
    i fail to see the insulation continuity? did the eng do a threshold detail?

    Probably a bad drawing but the insulation continues from the cavity around the upstand on each side. There is no break but it does get much smaller (150 to 25each side).

    Since I'm a first time self builder, would the large sliders normally rest on a lintel or cill ? Would you have a detail or a link since I don't see anything when searching.

    The whole "upstand" and the detail came from 2 window suppliers as a request for the larger floor to ceiling windows and the main slider which is about 3m wide. My engineer meet with them to agree the detail.


  • #6
    BryanF
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    Curious Geroge wrote: »
    My engineer meet with them to agree the detail.
    show us the detail?


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  • #7
    Curious Geroge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭Curious Geroge


    BryanF wrote: »
    show us the detail?

    It was all done on site with the windows person, engineer, myself and the carpenter doing the shuttering for the upstands.


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