So when I was looking at my windows in my family room and morning room, I noticed that they were two different types of windows. I kept thinking something was strange. So I looked at the model homes windows and saw that the model's windows were the same in the family room and morning room. The reason that it bothered me is because the morning room windows are much larger in the model and let in much more light and looks more elegant. So I emailed my PM with the pictures and asked him why the difference?
This is his response:
The design of both the family room and morning room windows was changed in 2010 when Charles and many other counties adopted the 2009 International Residential code. The new code required a certain percentage of wood structure in all walls to prevent a wall collapse due to wind shear in a high wind event. Your sales rep should have had you sign a drawing on the morning room windows at time of contract. I try to make sure you see all floor plans at time of precon where windows are shown also. We cannot change this as it would violate county code to do so. My apologies for any confusion. ~Project Manager
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| Our Family Room |
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| Our morning room |
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| model family room |
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| model morning room |
I was pretty disappointed to find this out, because the models morning room is so beautiful and lets in a ton of light! I still do love the fact that I have a morning room, its just is disappointing that it will not be this big grand feature with lots of light... :/ Hopefully it will look a little better when they finish, right now, it just looks dark...lol
