I just mounted a 2.7m x 1.2 control rom window into the wall and then realised I still needed to access the wall section for further treatment,
Hi Steve, (and anyone else that's has taken on the daunting and wallet emptying process of building a studio!)
a little bit of advice from someone that's built dozens of studios...
the windows and doors are just about the last thing you install.If you're designing a studio it is advantageous to design it in such a way that the windows and doors are installed at the end of the installation.
Why???... well there are plenty of reasons but you only need one... none the less, here's 5.
1: The most obvious is you're not going stick a 4x2 beam or a flying tool thru the glass, if it's not there!
So there's less chance of breaking or scratching the glass.
2: A 2700 x 1200 opening between 2 rooms is an absolute bonus during the consruction stage and laying in the wiring looms. It allows manouvering of large panels or beams from one room to another or passing tools from one room to another and it allows easy communication between rooms.
3: Better airflow during the construction stage as the aircon usually isn't operational at that point and shouldn't be, unless you want to clog it up with dust.
4: When you install the glass you want to do that in a dust free environment.
5: It's much easier to load thru doorways that don't have a door hung on them and less chance of damaging the door or the seals. A door just gets in the way during the construction process.
If you must... hang the door, fit the hardware, then remove the door. When everything else is finished re-hang the door and then fit the door seals. That way you minimise damage.
OK, now let's say you have a pre-built 2700 x 1200 window, that due to it's size and maybe the corridor width has to be loaded into the room before a wall can be installed. Then load it into the room, find some floorspace where it's out of the way and encase it so it doesn't get damaged.
If I were you Steve, I'd leave that window out until the room is closer to completion.
Hope this helps.
Greg