In an attempt to make progress at the cabin I have decided to throw something out the window. What I mainly ended up throwing out the window was shards of glass from the window I naively thought I could remove without damaging. It turns out I don’t really have the skills or patience for that kind of thing.

One the bright side I didn’t injure myself which was totally good management and not dumb luck. My wear gloves for all jobs no matter how small really paid off today, as did my need to wear glasses to see what I am doing. I won’t lie, wearing reading glasses to read the measurements on a drop saw has probably saved my eyesight more than once. I ended up cutting the window frame out as it would have required a ladder to remove it in one piece from the outside, and I am way more afraid of falling off a ladder out here by myself than I am of nail guns and grinders.

I’m still deciding on the exact size of the fixed glass window that is going in here but I suspect it will be pretty close to what is pictured above. With the current plan I will be pretty much doubling the surface area of windows in the house while still managing to gain useable wall space.

I’m hoping for a bit of cool weather next week so I make a start on the next window (on the left of the picture). Also on the list is removing the back door and bathroom window, but I am suffering from a bit of indecision about the bathroom layout. I may need to take some pieces of cardboard out and make a mock up toilet and vanity.