Benefits of Awning Windows and the Different Types

Functionality is what attracts most people to awning windows. They’re the ideal window treatment to install in hard-to-reach spots where furniture obstructs access to the window because they operate using a winding device. This saves the user from having to scramble over things to move the entire window by hand. As they only open outwards they also look less cluttered in a living space then some other types of windows.

Another big benefit of having an awning window, which opens outwards and up is that you can leave it open even if it is raining. The rain will simply slide down the upwardly ajar pane of glass and not pour in through your window screen.

Installing an awning window is best left to the professionals although you can do it yourself. However before you embark on such a do it yourself adventure make sure you have the necessary carpentry skills to pull it off so the window won’t leak. It does not take much of an error in measurement to cause the windowpane to leak.

Awning windows are classified as operable windows. This means that they have moving parts that allow it to be opened (unlike a fixed window that cannot be opened.) They are top-hinged so you open them by pushing the bottom of the sash out and up.

A bay window can be a type of awning window. Bay windows combine three or more windows in a single frame. This type of window usually projects outside and away from the wall so that it is capped with its own awning roof. Some styles of bay windows are also embrace an interior window seat.

Yet another type of awning window is the casement window. They are in theory an awning window turned on its side except that they open outward to the left or right instead of up and down.

Awning windows are sometimes used for clerestory windows. Clerestory windows sit above other windows or doors and are often used for extra ventilation. You often see this type of awning window above a cottage door.

Yet another type of awning window is the double hung window. A double hung window has an upper sash that is shorter than the lower one. Double-hung windows are the most common operable windows, and they consist of two stacked window units (or sashes). In this style, both the upper and lower sashes move up and down in the frame.

A single-hung window is just like a double-hung window except in this style only the lower sash opens like an awning. The top sash (pane of glass) is a fixed window. Whenever you hear somebody refer to a fixed window it means it doesn’t open.

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