I find it interesting that someone said Simonton makes an 18" wide awning window as their book states that 20" is the minimum. As far as pricing, you will find that different companies sell the same product at different prices that are all over the place. Example, a Silverline 20" x 74" triple awning with a picture window at the bottom (tempered assuming it is less than 18" off the ground) I would sell at about $366. Simonton somewere around $902 Casment on the top and picture on the bottom is a nice way to go. As far as quality, one of the biggest problems with Silverline is that they sell to anyone, so you get a lot of windows installed by terrible installers and they leak. Although I will say PGT is my prefered window, they do not make an awning window. -Andrew

deckeoboe: If they tilit in it seems to me more rain would get in. It seems like the rain often comes down at an angle. If the window tilted out at the bottom, then less rain would get in. This is all in theory, or at least in my head. I have sliders right now and rain gets in and has ruined some of our blinds and window sills. I've read read as well that tilt and turns are common in europe, often with a similar rainy climate. So I would imagine they must be good in rain, but I just don't see how.

The windows over the sink (the set of 3 in the picture) will be casements as I too wanted the open "fin" feeling. I was concerned about people injuring themselves but in our current configuration we have a really nice redwood planter box underneath the window so it acts like a shield and we will do the same with this project. We opted for awnings flanking the range (where you see window-wall-window) because we wanted to have them open even during the rain. About the sink splash - yes, that will be an issue so my architect is trying to come up with a decorative detail (stainless steel rim of sorts) that can help a little. Our motif is contemporary so it could work. Our friends have that configuration and she did say water is a bit of a problem but you just have to be sure to wipe it up. That detail is still TBD along with the outlets. I think the Eagle windows offer a good price/value. I compared all U factors, etc and for the price it feel right. I would LOVE the Marvin or Loewen but they are simply out of the budget and windows were one of the higher priority items (certainly over cabinet materials and appliances). Hope that helps!

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.