Bay vs Bow Window Options for Kansas City Metro Area Homeowners
As architectural elements go, few features deliver the instant aesthetic boost inside and outside the home that you’ll get from adding a bay or bow window. If you’d like to explore the option of replacing one or more windows of your Kansas City home with a bay or bow window style, the experienced professionals at Johnson County Siding & Window Co. are your best source for both window installation and exterior home design expertise. We also offer some of the most beautiful, energy-efficient, and long-lasting replacement windows on the market. So, you simply can’t go wrong when you partner with us for your upcoming window replacement project.
Exactly What Is a Bay or Bow Window?
Both of these popular window styles are actually created by configuring three or more windows to create a bank of windows that angles or curves outward from your home’s exterior wall. Whether your home can accommodate a bay or bow window depends on a variety of factors, including the size of the window opening. When you ask us to schedule a free consultation and estimate at your home in the Kansas City metro area, one of our experts will evaluate your window opening, exterior siding, and other features and let you know whether a bay or bow window is a good option for you. In the meantime, here’s a more detailed look at each of these window styles:
Bay Window
A bay window is usually configured with a lovely picture window as the centerpiece and two complementary windows on either side. Although the side windows can also be picture windows, many homeowners choose to flank their fixed center window with double-hung or casement windows, so they can open them for ventilation.
Bow Window
This elegant window option is created by configuring four or more windows—usually all of the same size and style–into an arc-shaped window structure that extends gracefully out from the exterior wall. Bow windows are typically larger than bay windows, which allows them to provide a panoramic view of the outdoor landscape.
To learn more about our bay and bow windows or the many other replacement window options available from Johnson County Siding & Window Co., contact us today.