Did you know that German windows (maybe all European windows?) are awesome?
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All their windows are like this. It’s one of the things I miss most from my trip to Europe.
Sadly no. Our windows are difficult to open and are supposed to stay shut because of air conditioning.
can confirm, we have windows that actually function. also Rollläden.
e.g in my place
e.g in my place
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Even their smaller versions can do those same functions. check it out:
why dont we have this?
I should point out that I live in the UK and we have those here. Though I do find it interesting that you guys in the US don't have it, though as one poster points out it kinda makes sense since you have air conditioning.
lol you guys are amused by the weirdest things
125 by 140 windows are about €140
North America has extreme winters and summers. The small window (Hehe) of time for average/coolish temperatures is not very long. When I go to Europe, the summer is usually chilly and people open the windows to cool things down. Doing that in North America where its consistently 25C+ and humid from June-September and below 0C from November to March would be senseless.
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A lot of them typically operate like this:
I've also seen ones where you have turn a little crank in order to open and close the pane.
I mean it's impressive mechanically but I'm not seeing how it's all that better than sliding windows. My windows still open and not having the actual window pane take up space to do so feels like a decent trade off to not being able to fully open the entire window.
You can have a screen on the outside between the Rolladen and the Window.
like this
or taped to the inside like this
I live in Central Texas, so really the only time of year that you could open Windows and get the air cooler than say 80 degrees Fahrenheit (or 27C) inside is November-March. However, you wouldn't want to open Windows December-early February because we have an epic amount of pollen from Ashe juniper that causes severe allergies and often sinus infections for ~1/3 of people. So effectively a few weeks per year in evenings when it's 50-60 outside.
In terms of circulation, modern homes in Central Texas do a number of things:
-All major rooms have intake and outtake vents to the AC
-You can configure your AC to bring in air X minutes per hour, typically 5 minutes or if you're cheap and don't mind musk 0.
-All bathrooms have vent fans to the exterior of the house
Older buildings, yeah things can get ripe real quick.
What's true in TX isn't true for all places. I think New England has more variety because it's older (people lived there before AC for centuries) and it has a much more European climate. TX before AC was hell. Few people lived here, and they used light colored stone and extra large ceilings with windows to keep inside below 95F/35C.
Those windows are less common here in Norway. This kind of window is more common in normal houses:
They're at least double layered, sometimes even triple layered so the degree of insulation is high.
I misread the thread title as German widows.
Incidentally I live in the UK and I've never seen windows that can be opened on two distinct axes like that. It looks neat but I would be happier with a window that hinges on the vertical axis but has a smaller quarterlight for normal ventilation. That's a much simpler design and has the advantage of being more reliable.
Incidentally I live in the UK and I've never seen windows that can be opened on two distinct axes like that. It looks neat but I would be happier with a window that hinges on the vertical axis but has a smaller quarterlight for normal ventilation. That's a much simpler design and has the advantage of being more reliable.
I always shake my head in wonderment when I realize that single pane glass is still so prevalent in the UK and the US...
And from the same poster too! Apparently Taki got some recommendations on YouTube videos about Germany
You can install them just behind the glass (seen from inside, obviously). You normally do this for only one of two separate windows, so you still have one "unobstructed" one and only open the one with the screen in summer.
That exists and is called "Oberlicht" (literally "above-light") in German, though they are usually found in (renovated) old buildings and look like this:
In that case, the window below usually only opens fully and the window above can be used if you only want some ventilation.