Windows
What Vision This?
What kind of windows do you want to look through? To best outfit your house with its “eyes”, learn a bit more about different kinds of windows.
Awning – An awning window resembles a store or deck awning in that it cranks open from the bottom.
Bay – A bay protrudes out from the wall. A compass or radial bay is very similar and sometimes called a bow window.
Casement – Another cranking window; this time it comes from a side.
Double-Hung – These windows are stacked on top of each other and open by sliding in front of or behind each other.
Fixed – Windows that are designed to stay in place and never open.
Hoppers – These windows are very similar to awnings, but they swing open from the top.
Jalousie – Jalousie windows are a series of louvers that overlap one another. These windows are very popular in the south as they allow for great ventilation.
Oriel – Oriel windows are much like bays and bows, but they’re supported by brackets or cantilevers and are usually much smaller. A very small oriel placed higher up is sometimes referred to as a garden window.
Palladian – Palladian windows are several windows hung in a special configuration. Palladians are a pair of double-hung windows on either side of a single double-hung that has a semicircular window above it.
Rotating – Rotating windows have a center pivot and can open from either side or top and bottom. These windows aren’t very popular because they don’t easily allow for screens when in the open position, but they’re very easy to clean and a reflective coating can be applied to manipulate the sun’s heat.
Sliding – Sliding windows are another very self explanatory and popular window. They slide from side to side to open.
Windowscapes – Often seen on beach houses, windowscapes are entire walls made of windows.