Hello everyone,
We received feedback from a window manufacturer stating that they only produce tilt-and-turn windows up to 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) in height. The room height is 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in), and we would like windows that are roughly ceiling height and floor-to-ceiling (facing the garden). The window sash width would be about 0.9 m (3 ft). However, it shouldn’t become excessively expensive.
The explanation given was that the sashes become too heavy for the tilt mechanism at that height. Now we are considering whether to forgo the tilt function and choose pure side-hung casement windows that can be fully opened but not tilted.
Does anyone have experience with this? Our designers mentioned that pure side-hung casement windows are hardly installed anymore. We would be interested in opinions regarding the omission of the tilt mechanism as well as cost and technical experiences related to this.
Thank you and best regards!
We received feedback from a window manufacturer stating that they only produce tilt-and-turn windows up to 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) in height. The room height is 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in), and we would like windows that are roughly ceiling height and floor-to-ceiling (facing the garden). The window sash width would be about 0.9 m (3 ft). However, it shouldn’t become excessively expensive.
The explanation given was that the sashes become too heavy for the tilt mechanism at that height. Now we are considering whether to forgo the tilt function and choose pure side-hung casement windows that can be fully opened but not tilted.
Does anyone have experience with this? Our designers mentioned that pure side-hung casement windows are hardly installed anymore. We would be interested in opinions regarding the omission of the tilt mechanism as well as cost and technical experiences related to this.
Thank you and best regards!
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Bauherr am L18 Jun 2019 15:20wrobel schrieb:
And the door with a low threshold.Hey Olli, could you explain a bit more about the low threshold?
Bauherr am L schrieb:
that pure casement windows are (almost) no longer installed.... is nonsense. In most two-part windows and patio doors, only one sash is tilt-and-turn, while the other sash is casement only. I would probably fix one side and split the other vertically into two parts: the "door" sash as casement, and the upper window as tilt.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Bauherr am L19 Jun 2019 09:40Thanks, Olli, for the clarification.
@11ant: You are basically describing Olli’s version, but with a top-hung vent window. The idea behind the purely pivoting sash was more about whether a continuous element to the top could be easier to achieve with this kind of window (due to the great height) than with a tilt-and-turn sash.
@11ant: You are basically describing Olli’s version, but with a top-hung vent window. The idea behind the purely pivoting sash was more about whether a continuous element to the top could be easier to achieve with this kind of window (due to the great height) than with a tilt-and-turn sash.
Bauherr am L schrieb:
You are basically describing Olli’s version, but with a top-hinged skylight.Correct.Bauherr am L schrieb:
The idea behind a pure pivot window was more about whether it’s easier to create a continuous element all the way to the top (due to the large height) compared to a tilt-and-turn window.Of course: having a pivot axis at both the top and bottom is generally a more stable solution than having a ball joint at the bottom and only a friction stay at the top. Anyone familiar with leverage forces will basically see a surfer in a tilt-and-turn door user.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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