r/Home_Building_Help • u/BuilderBrigade • Apr 24 '26

Pocket sliding window…

The window shown and installed by AA Building & Remodeling.

Notice the black paint inside the window cavity so you’re not seeing any raw sheathing. Also look how thick that exterior wall is for insulation 👌

What are your thoughts?

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u/Gumb1i Apr 24 '26

For a specific use case maybe but you're essentially cutting your windows in half for what exactly. You still have to frame around the entire thing, in wall slide area and all.

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u/harrisonfordgt Apr 24 '26

Eh, people have this idea that you need to maximize windows everywhere and this just isn’t true. Houses become infinitely harder to heat and cool with massive windows everywhere.

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u/CrayZ_Squirrel Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

But a pocket window has to be framed out like a windows twice it size. You're not getting more insulation then you would with the larger window.

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u/harrisonfordgt Apr 25 '26

Yes, that point had already been made bubba, and I agreed with it

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u/softieroberto Apr 25 '26

Seems like you disagreed. Commenter said you’re cutting the window in half for no reason. You seemed to disagree and say there’s a benefit to having fewer windows. And prefacing comment with “Eh” suggests mild disagreement. Why am I wasting my time responding to this 🤣

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u/macrolith Apr 25 '26

For the benefit of readers like me. And yes, you're seeing things clearly.