Tilt and Turn: Three-in-One Window for Security, Breezes and Egress
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Tilt and Turn: Three-in-One Window for Security, Breezes and Egress
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#2This design is wonderful. I like it a lot. It is a very different and more limited experience when you also have a screen to keep the hordes of mosquitoes out.
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#3While window researching recently I read an interesting comment, likely on a Green Building Advisor article - in many cases the inswing TNT better fits the European use of roll down shutters, whereas American casement windows better suit their more common use of drapes. Not sure if there’s data to back it up but it’s an plausible cultural/architectural reason for slower adoption in the US.
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#4It's one of these interesting little differences between America and - for example - Germany where tilt-and-turn is basically standard in every house I've ever been.
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#5This design is wonderful. I like it a lot. It is a very different and more limited experience when you also have a screen to keep the hordes of mosquitoes out.
Yeah, what gives? Are there no mosquitoes in Europe? For my house, windows without screens would be unthinkable. But when I've been to Europe, I rarely see screens.
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#6Windows, doors, and locks are some of the most glaring differences you notice when you move back to America after living in Germany. Finding an architect who knows how to source them and build with them in the US is not easy.
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#7Hate these kind of windows. They can't be screened. I guess technically you could have the screen on the outside but that's not great except on ground floor.
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#8Hate these kind of windows. They can't be screened. I guess technically you could have the screen on the outside but that's not great except on ground floor.
Tilt turn windows are very popular in Alaska where there are a lot of mosquitoes. The windows can be screened and the screen can be removed from inside the building. The screen is attached by spring clips or metal pins to the frame of the window. When the window is opened fully inward the screen can be removed. See https://greatlandwindow.com/images/300/tiltturnCleaning.jpg
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#9This design is wonderful. I like it a lot. It is a very different and more limited experience when you also have a screen to keep the hordes of mosquitoes out.
Yeah, what gives? Are there no mosquitoes in Europe? For my house, windows without screens would be unthinkable. But when I've been to Europe, I rarely see screens.
I believe that window screens are required in the US, at least in some municipalities. It’s been a while but I seem to recall learning that when I first bought a house.
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#10This design is wonderful. I like it a lot. It is a very different and more limited experience when you also have a screen to keep the hordes of mosquitoes out.
Yeah, what gives? Are there no mosquitoes in Europe? For my house, windows without screens would be unthinkable. But when I've been to Europe, I rarely see screens.
Erm, go to Google maps and zoom the heck out. Southern Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece) is at the latitude of Virginia or Northern Cal. Yes, there are fewer mosquitos than say, Egypt or Florida...