Casement or double hung window on front elevation
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Question! Type of Kitchen Window (Casement vs. Double Hung)??
Comments (42)We had a similar decision to make except that the casements were to open into a screened porch and we were concerned that while on the porch, people might run into them. We have double hung windows with grills on the top half all throughtout our home but I didn't want my sink centered on a middle piece of wood between two casements. Was just something I didn't personally like for our kitchen. We then saw a similar window to what is in my most recent post which has sliders where the side casements usually are and a large picture window in the middle. WE LOVE IT because it gives us unobstructed view, still has the venting options, screens are on the outside and we felt that having the option of the grills on the side windows, helped it to look more traditional like the rest of the windows in our home....our window is one of the best choices we made - we just love it! I copied my link to my pictures below....you'll see it in the 4th pic down over the sink. Here is a link that might be useful: imlebby's kitchen...See MoreWindow: Casement vs. Double Hung
Comments (17)My 1926 house has a mix that is orginial to the house (love wavy glass). The living room, breakfast nook and dining room all have casement. The kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms have double hung (and the other bathroom has frosted glass slats that open and close). So I don't see casements as modern nor do I see a mix as necessarily a problem. That said if the whole rest of your house has double hung, I would probably go with that. In my house there's a kind of logic to the differences--"public" spaces at the front of the house have casement, "private" spaces at the back have double hung. Just one different seems like it might stand out more in a not so great way....See MoreSwitching a casement window with a double hung - problem?
Comments (3)OP here, sorry it was meant to read "big gap between the window and the wall." That part is now much better (last time he had some assistants who did some of the work), but the outside still looks ridiculous. I'm just trying to figure out if there is some technical reason that a double hung might frame out on the exterior differently than a casement window. The installer kept telling me that this was the case. If that's true, okay, I wish someone had told me in advance though....See Morewindows double hung casement awning height etc
Comments (4)One issue with wide casements--they swing well into outside walkpaths, etc. if those run alongside of the house outside the installation. Recently found myself almost braining myself when watering a flowerpot below an open kitchen window. We had to remove casements from our plan for lobby area when we realized they might smack close-by vehicles, bikes, etc. and would crowd the people who walk around a vehicle. Ended up with high awning windows, but could have done slide-by or double hung, I suppose. But by then I had thought hard about what a driveway view would be like and decided I wouldn't miss it....See Morepalimpsest
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