Bay Window

They are so many types available in bay windows by which you can customize your house. There are so many Bay windows manufacturers and sellers in India at an affordable price. In this article, you are going to know more about the Bay windows, its requirement, benefits and so on.

What is a bay window?

Bay windows are one of the types of windows which a person can use to make decorations in his house. A bay window is nothing but it takes its form from three windows which are in a wooden frame that is facing outwards from the main walls of a house. This makes a bay-like shape in a room. Bay windows are a common term for all extending window constructions, in spite of their height. The most common inside angles of bay windows are 15, 30 and 45 degrees.

Formerly, the centre window always looks bigger or occupies a larger space than the end units of the bay windows. A bay window is a glass-sided corner in the home that extends outwards from the house. From the outside, it seems to be decorative expansion developing out of the house. From inside, it is like of a bay to the ocean, small basin that is slightly separated from the main living room.

Bay windows are in the shape of rectangular, polygonal and in arc shaped one. While a bay window is the classical one and also become a common type of an oriel window, it is also known as an oriel window, because it extends from the upper part and that is balanced by its corbels.

As there are so many Bay windows designs such as:

• Bay window sitting area

• Bay windows with transoms

• Arched bay windows

• Bay window treatment

• Bay window with maximum views

• Cottage style bay window

• Window seat and draperies

• Bay window trio

• Window-lined tub bay windows

• Sink bay window

• Bay window alcove

• Bay window dining room

• Bay window curtains

• Floor to ceiling bay windows

Now, let us know about bay window sizes, because bay windows size is essential in determining the price. You can buy minimum width of 3 feet, 6 inches and height of 3 feet, 0 inches and also with a maximum width of 10 feet, 6 inches, and height of 6 feet and 6 inches.

Next to bay windows size, bay windows price is important due to this bay windows are becoming more popular by which you increase the value of your house. In that case, bay windows are always expensive. As I estimated, minimum bay windows price starts from some hundreds and maximum bay windows prices start from few thousands.

Where Bay Window is required or used?

A bay window is made not to create a space in the room. Its main purpose is to increase the surface area of the wall and thereby increases the flow of sunlight that can enter through the wall. You can install bay windows because it can allow more sunlight to go through your house rather than other windows. This is the intention for which the idea of bay windows is created and now also used. It makes the room looks like a larger or spacious by making more space in the interior.

Bay windows make your house looks elegant by that it makes the value of your home more.  Bay windows are extending types of windows which can be added as much as 3 feet in your existing space. You can use the base of bay windows to style your home through decoration or you can grow some herbal plants. Bay windows are always better than standard windows in terms of depth and width that makes the appearance of the home more beautiful.

Bay windows sizes are more than the standard windows sizes through which they not only occupy more space but also provides us pure and fresh air through the top openers which give us access to air through downward by which it resist direct wind flow but allowing the air to blows in.

From outside, you can enjoy the bay windows shape that gives a look like panoramic views. It provides you with a place to get relax from stress and tension by the view of nature. In short, bay windows give you greater access to the outside views, makes sunlight to go through the windows and also gives us extra space in the room.

Different types of Bay Window

On the basis of the structure of the home, climate, and price, one can select the suitable bay windows according to their preferences.  Basically, there are two main types of bay windows. They are:

• Casement bay windows

  Casement bay windows are the most adaptable kind of bay window. They are best suited for both heat and cold climates and for all environments. This rigid construction always restricts weather and noise but allowing the sunlight to enter.

  Casement bay windows are available with low E4 glass which gives protection to the home from UV rays, heat and cold climates. They create warmth against the home, thus, forming a   shield. These windows also are available in classic and modern grill designs. Comparison to classic design they give us access to enjoy the detached light rays while modern grill designs give a constant flow of light. These windows prices can be varied due to manufacturer, size, material, and the type of hardware used.  

• Double hung bay windows

  Double hung bay windows are not best suitable for cold climates as casement bay windows.  They are not as much energy efficient as casement bay windows. Sometimes, they cause leakage because they do not offer warmth against the wall. In spite of this, double-hung bay windows are glamorous, easy to use and easy to clean. You can open the windows by pulling the lower sashes up or the upper sashes down because, in this window, there are two sashes that are top and bottom sliding sashes. However, they incur less cost than the casement windows and the price can be varied by manufacturers, size, materials and they are also available in the double and triple pane.  

Various Benefits of installing Bay Windows

There are so many benefits available in bay windows in the following manner:

• Bay windows provide a superb day-lighting component as it gives you an outstanding light to their interiors.

• You can create more space by bay windows. Due to this, it gives the illusion of a larger room by increasing the volume of the space in the interiors.

• Bay windows increase the height of the buildings. They are often used as an exquisite element to add more style to the exterior appearance.

• Bay windows designs are flexible. As that already said above, it can be in the shape of the square, rectangular, polygonal or curvilinear. A curved bay window is also called as bow windows. Bay windows designs’ flexibility is determined by the roof of the building.

• Bay windows design ideas can be made as a part of the foundation of the building.  This shape of the bay window is called an oriel window.

• Bay windows give a panoramic view to the outside walls and it gives us a fantastic look to the interior.

• Bay windows can be used as a calming corner in the room. You can fix a comfortable seat in bay windows ables you to see the beautiful views. This bay window can also be used for studying, dining or other tasks while day-light.

• It provides a touch of charm and can be decorated with drapes, curtains, and valences to create richness to the interiors.

• The central part of the bay windows can be also used as a picture window by giving a float glass pane without glazing bars. This will lead to more decorations to the interior.

• You can also convert a bay window into a small greenhouse by keeping decorative and in-house plants in it.

Comparison between Bay and Bow Windows

Both bay and bow windows are definitely a classical one which has been popular for many years and still it is also used today. Because of their capacity for passing sunlight, they become very popular. It makes your interior and exterior of the room looks very obvious which provides more space in a unique way. Let us compare both the windows.

• A bay window has three windows, and it is available in angular extension, while bow windows have four or five windows.

• A bay window includes a picture window with two other windows which are generally smaller on each side.

• Bow windows’ design is curved, creating a circled appearance on the exterior. Bay windows extension farther the wall out of their exterior and then it increases the space in the interior.

• Bow windows provide a continuous flow of sunlight because they have more windows than the bay windows.

• In terms of cost, bay windows cost is less which depends upon their size. But, bow windows cost more than bay windows because they need to add more windows to build a bow window and it costs more than 10-15% of the bay windows.