![]() ![]() Some window manufacturers are quite limited in the size they can make casements, however, since they become more unstable as they get wider. These work well for emergency egress windows since they provide a large opening. Just be sure that if they swing out, they don’t hit some other part of your building or into a walkway. They have nothing obstructing your view, and you can open them all the way to maximize your ventilation and your view. For this reason, many window manufacturers don’t make them, but they are good for venting steam from a shower, for example (if you have large roof overhangs). Hoppers are similar to awnings, but the hinge is on the bottom making them tilt outward like a funnel gathering rain to flow into your house. The good part is they act like an awning and block the rain while opened, but they usually only open about 45 degrees (so you really cannot push them all the way open). The whole sash opens outward with a hinge along the top. Sliders, single, and double hung windows all limit your view out, daylight in, and amount you can open your window for ventilation which is counter-intuitive as to why you wanted a hole in the side of your house in the first place. (Also not my favorite.) Double hung windows are the same as single hung, except you have the flexibility of moving both sashes up and down. Next is a slider that works the same as single hung, except it slides sideways instead of vertical. This is my least favorite type of window. ![]() When it’s closed, you have a sash obstructing your view halfway through the window. When it’s open, you now have two layers of glass to look through. Since the sash on a single hung window only slides up and down over the fixed portion, you can only open half of the window at a time. A sash is the part of the window that moves, so you can open it. They are “non-operable.” Single hung windows have two “sashes” inside a frame, and one sash slides up and down while the other sash is fixed. Fixed, also called “picture,” don’t open. Let me first explain the basics of windows starting with how they operate (listed in order of low to higher cost). ![]()
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