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Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody

who cares deeply about the craft and science working on houses. This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb.

I'm joined by Associate Editor Matt Nellham. Hello. Kylie Jacques. Hello. Design editor. And producer

Jeff Rose. Hello. Please email us your questions at FHV Podcast at Taunton.com.

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This is question comes from Corey and Megan in Roanoke.

Hello, FHB team.

I loved your podcast and truly believe you bring all kinds of helpful things to the table.

My wife and I are about to start on a kitchener model for a house we moved into six months ago.

We've worked with a general contractor and a designer to ensure our kitchen is truly a functional

space as we both like to cook, as do our kids. We're doing the full nine yards, moving walls

to optimize the space, relocating the sink and island, new cabinets and appliances. I'd like your

input on the following. We have a triple bank of windows that we found were racked during the

home inspection,

so they're being replaced during this renovation. During this project, we plan to add a screen

porch with a bar-type seating on the inside and outside of this window, so when the windows are

open, there's a pass-through to the porch. Casement windows will cause issues when swung out

and looking for your opinions on either an accordion type window that folds onto itself when open or a window that looks like a traditional double hung but swings up like the ones made by the fold-up window company it appears that the fold-up version can be quite wide and can fold either in or out, obviously looking for a window that's strong over time, easy to open and close, and energy

efficient.

Would love to hear your thoughts, or maybe you have other options we should consider.

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