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 14:20WilhelmRo schrieb:
Sliding door to the garden – but it’s a cost issue, according to the online configurator (PVC):
Google: sliding door patio door.
Best regardsSo sliding doors are definitely much more expensive. With this calculator, I get roughly double the price for the same configuration when comparing lift-and-slide doors to tilt-and-turn windows.
Unfortunately, a simple turn-only window is not offered there at all.
What material are the windows supposed to be made of? We have terrace doors nearly 3m (10 feet) high that tilt and open, made of aluminum. In my opinion, they don’t work well at all, because they are too heavy, difficult to operate, and not easy to adjust properly. Therefore, I can understand the points your window manufacturer is making.
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Bauherr am L18 Jun 2019 14:52wrobel schrieb:
I would choose a fixed panel covering the full height and a door with a fixed panel above it.
And the door should have a low-profile threshold. Thanks also for the pictures. That is exactly the idea of our planner. However, I wanted to ask about other options, especially non-tilt casement windows. But these seem to be quite rare.
Niloa schrieb:
What material are the windows supposed to be made of? We have almost 3m (10 feet) high patio doors that tilt and open, made of aluminum. In my opinion, that’s a complete failure because they are too heavy, difficult to operate, and hard to adjust properly. So I can understand your window maker’s arguments. The material will probably be PVC, but nothing is finalized yet. We wanted to decide that based on costs and technical feasibility.
The experience that 3m (10 feet) high tilt-and-turn windows are impractical is already very helpful. So would you prefer the option Niloa suggested (a fixed element above the door), or sliding doors, or would you rather omit the tilt function?
Thanks already, your help is much appreciated!
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