Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: What type of windows do I have 6Jun 20, 2007 6:56 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: What type of windows do I have 7Jun 20, 2007 7:13 pm Hi air_man,
tilt and turn is the way to go. The hardware is far advanced and more practical compared to those awning or casement windows. Plus your flyscreen is on the outside and there is no need to remove them first if you want to open your window...... Re: What type of windows do I have 8Jun 21, 2007 9:14 am Yak_Chat Yes, a hopper style window (hinged from the top edge) See pic of the model I mean Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ As opposed to the lower edge hinged models. Below - is a not so smart design in my books as it is useless if it rains - yes I have lived with them... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi Steve, The top hinged sash is commonly known as an awning window in Australia, yes it is best for wet weather... Your second pic shows an outward opening hopper - but these are also available in inward opeing e.g same as a Tilt & Turn style... Quote: The upper hinged hopper - Can pretty much be left open and it will not let much if any rain in. ie leave it iopen a few inches is OK, but not wide open (horizontal open) or the rain come in over the top of the glass and the sides. Quote: I'm a big fan of hopper and louvre style windows for this very reason. They let air in but not the water Quote: But lourves no matter how well they seal, are not ideal for colder climates. Unless you have a secondary glazing insert for winter to stop the leaking breeze that gets through them. Steve "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: What type of windows do I have 9Jun 21, 2007 11:13 am windowexpert Hi air_man, tilt and turn is the way to go. The hardware is far advanced and more practical compared to those awning or casement windows. Plus your flyscreen is on the outside and there is no need to remove them first if you want to open your window...... Hello windowexpert I agree on hardware... it is very good on a tilt and turn. On flyscreens... In general timber and aluminium windows in Australia have integrated flyscreens which you can operate with the flyscreen in place via a chainwinder or "Truth" style winder. With uPVC the window and extrusion designs in Australia are either USA or European and don't take a flyscreen. But at EcoClassic we have designed and patented an internal flyscreen that allows the window to be opened with the screen in place (and without removing the flyscreen). This goes for awning and casement windows. With a double hung window the flyscreen is integrated into the frame on the outside of the window and coloured the same as the window. All these look really good externally or internally. With the tilt and turn - the only way to fit a flyscreen is to fit it to the face of the window (as the window opens internally) - and this really detracts for the appearance of the window. Andrew "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: What type of windows do I have 10Jun 21, 2007 12:38 pm Quote: Hi Steve, The top hinged sash is commonly known as an awning window in Australia, yes it is best for wet weather... Thanks the the education Andrew - I've never heard them called an awning window. We learn something everyday. Shall we now get onto the pros and cons of the old sliding window that only allows a maximum of 50 or 30% actual opening and breeze flow through Steve Re: What type of windows do I have 11Jun 22, 2007 4:14 am Yak_Chat Thanks the the education Andrew - I've never heard them called an awning window. We learn something everyday. Shall we now get onto the pros and cons of the old sliding window that only allows a maximum of 50 or 30% actual opening and breeze flow through Steve You are welcome Steve The Sliding Window... which may be old but will live forever! Aluminium The most common window because it is cheap to make, easily takes a flyscreen and can use cheap hardware - this is why it is used in 90% of project homes. It is at least 25% cheaper than the other styles of openable windows. It's main value is in a verandah or access situation where the opened sash does not encroach into the space outside (unlike an awning or casement). Some use rollers (which wear and need the track cleaning regularly to keep them working) and some use glides (A&L) which are heavier to push. Generally cannot be double glazed (only good reason for this is that it is the lowest cost option and if you want double glazing you will generally want to upgrade the window style too. Some manufcaturers supply their sliding door as a double glazed sliding window!). Appearancewise - thin aluminium with no redeeming features. Has drain holes punched into the sill which should be kept clean. And yes it lets the rain in uPVC Heavier sections looks similar to awning and casement and priced about the same. Has a very useful feature where all sashes can slide and the flyscreen can slide to cover the opening. Really neat as a servery instead of a bifold window which lets flies in Always uses rollers. And yes it lets the rain in But always looks good. And we sell both aluminium and uPVC Andrew "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: What type of windows do I have 12Jun 22, 2007 10:58 am Yep,
The main "benefit" I see in the sliders is the lack of arm and head banging bits that hang out over the path/verandah. But I really hate the air they block in warmer climes. I'm currently redesigned my parents lounge area to enable more air flow through because they have a sliding windows where the actual opening is less than 30% of the hole in the wall. So in summer they struggle to get a breeze through the house because it has nowhere to get in or out. And - I'll review the uPVC for an eatery bench to my verandah - I was thinking bifolds with a roller blind fly screen from the side to get a really big open space, but maybe........ Re double glazing for existing sliders, there are other ways and I'm working on it Cheers Steve Re: What type of windows do I have 13Jun 22, 2007 2:39 pm Yak_Chat Re double glazing for existing sliders, there are other ways and I'm working on it Cheers Steve You could install another single glazed aluminium slider inside the reveal... But as close as practicable as larger air spces are not so efficient... Andrew "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Natural stone tiles like slate, travertine, and limestone add a timeless, elegant look to… 0 25780 2 4199 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10561 |