Awning Window Opening Angle

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Awning window opening angle.

A casement window is a window with a hinged sash that swings in or out like a door comprising either a side hung top hung also called awning window. They open and shut easily with the turn of a handle. In the usa these are usually opened using a crank but in parts of europe they tend to use projection. See below or occasionally bottom hung sash or a combination of these types sometimes with fixed panels on one or more sides of the sash.

Awning vinyl window white model va2424bdg p. Awning and casement windows are commonly referred to as crank windows since they are opened using a cranking mechanism. A well placed awning will block the hot sun in the summer when the sun is higher in the sky at noon but will allow the sun to shine into the house in the winter when it is lower in the sky at noon. Both are very similar in style but have two distinct differences.

Tafco windows 24 in. Hinged at the top and designed to open outward awning windows provide additional airflow to a room and pair perfectly as accents to fixed picture windows for added ventilation. Awning windows are hinged on the top and open outward from the bottom allowing for ventilation and protection from the rain. The angle at which the sun strikes the window at midday depends on the season of the year and the latitude at which the house is located.

The two window types easily glide open or shut by turning an easy to reach fold down handle.