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Default Repost:I decided to put a window on each gable end of the barn

C & S wrote:
| I recycled some antique glass from a (former) window in the main
| house. The cutout on the barn is a bit unconventional but I had to
| do it that way to that I could install it as a single unit and
| not create a bad place for rain to collect.

Beautiful job! I'm guessing that you aren't aware of the hassles to
come when they declare your place an historic site. :-)

| The back side of the frame is structural. It "connects" the
| sideing boards which were severed by the window hole.

Elegant solution. Now please step away from the barn and shoot one
more picture so we can see the entire gable wall...

| Still to come:
|
| The cupola!

Looking forward to seeing it. This is fun to watch!

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/