A gas strut awning window makes a good bar window. Set it over the kitchen counter and add a bar ledge on the patio side. Guests outside get a place to sit, and the cook stays in the conversation.
Line the window up with your counters. Standard kitchen counters are 36 inches tall, and bar-height counters are 42 inches (Bob Vila). The bottom of the window sits at your inside counter. For a table and chairs instead, plan the bottom of the window about 30 inches off the floor. Settle on your heights before we measure.
This window also comes with no bottom frame. That zero-sill style is made for restaurants and bars, and it gives a smooth counter-to-counter surface. We don’t recommend it for a home. Without a sill, water, air, dust and insects can come in under the window, so we order yours with a frame on all four sides.
Line the window up with your counters. Standard kitchen counters are 36 inches tall, and bar-height counters are 42 inches (Bob Vila). The bottom of the window sits at your inside counter. For a table and chairs instead, plan the bottom of the window about 30 inches off the floor. Settle on your heights before we measure.
This window also comes with no bottom frame. That zero-sill style is made for restaurants and bars, and it gives a smooth counter-to-counter surface. We don’t recommend it for a home. Without a sill, water, air, dust and insects can come in under the window, so we order yours with a frame on all four sides.
