ᐅ Floor-to-ceiling windows that open outward, providing more usable interior space

The windows are already fine. But as you correctly mentioned, they only have approximately room temperature. The feeling of comfort near a window is simply not the same as near a wall 😉

Uhm... Safety?
Hinges, etc., accessible from the outside?
I would also rather avoid floor-to-ceiling windows if there will be a lot of stuff placed there.

Well, the hinges would have to be internal, which in my opinion would make the window construction significantly more expensive. So, I don't really see any advantages in opening outward. It just causes more concerns and problems.

Tolentino schrieb:

Hello dear forum members,

I have almost only floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground floor and, in some cases, there will be objects in front or just a small space (all still in the planning phase). Outward opening could help here.

Is this done or not? Might it even be prohibited?
Why not? Brilliant idea? Crazy idea? Unconventional but feasible? Old hat?

Best regards

Tolentino

I think your question is really good because I hadn’t even considered it myself, even though on the ground floor (except at the main entrance, because my husband wants it that way) we will have floor-to-ceiling windows or patio doors everywhere. I looked it up out of curiosity and saw that, according to the plan, all our windows and floor-to-ceiling windows open inward. I understand the advantages mentioned by previous posters and will therefore leave it that way.

Outward-opening windows are generally very common in Scandinavia.
The problem of not being able to reach the sash to close it is usually solved there by having mostly two-part, therefore narrower, sashes.

I would say it is simply a cultural/traditional difference. Both have their pros and cons. I once tried to explain our tilt windows to an American. He didn’t know them at all. Just because… ;-)

Hello,
imagine the windows are tilted open and it starts to rain.
What a perfect funnel...
Regards, Olli