Sliding window:
Opening method: Open in a plane, push and pull the window left and right or up and down along the track.
Applicable situations: Industrial plants, factory, and residences.
Advantages: Do not occupy indoor or outdoor space, it is simple and beautiful as well as convenient for installing curtains.
Disadvantages: The maximum opening degree is 1/2, which is difficult to clean the outward-facing glass.
Casement windows:
Opening method: The window opens inward or outward.
Applicable situations: Commercial and residential buildings, office buildings, high-end residences, villas.
Advantages: Flexible opening, large opening area, good ventilation. external opening type does not occupy indoor space.
Disadvantages: The field of view is not wide enough, the outward-opening windows are easily damaged, the inward-opening windows take up indoor space, and it is inconvenient to install curtains.
Hanging windows:
Opening method: Open inward or outward along the horizontal axis, divided into top-hung windows, bottom-hung windows, and center-hung windows.
Applicable situation: Mostly used in kitchens, bathrooms, and other places where the window installation position is limited, not enough spaces. Small houses or areas recommended.
Advantages: The opening angle of the upper and lower hanging windows is limited, which can provide ventilation as well as ensure security against theft.
Disadvantages: Due to the upper and lower hanging windows only have small opening gap, its ventilation performance is weak.
Fixed window:
Opening method: Use sealant to install the glass on the window frame.
Applicable situation: Places where only needs lighting and no need of ventilation
Advantages: Very good water proof and air tightness.
Disadvantages: Vo vantilation.
Parallel window:
Opening method: It is equiped with a friction stay hinge, which can open or close the sash parallel to the normal direction of the facade. This kind of horizontal push hinge is installed around the window.
Applicable situation: Small houses, art houses, high-end residence and offices. Places where need good sealing, wind, rain, noise insulation.
Advantages: Good sealing properties, wind, rain, and noise insulation. The ventilation of parallel windows are relatively uniform and stable, which can better achieve the air exchange of indoor and outdoor. From the prespective of structural point of view, the sash of the parallel window is pushed out parallel to the wall and it does not occupy indoor or outdoor space when opened, greatly reduce spaces.
Disadvantages: The performance of ventilation is not as good as casement or sliding windows and the cost is high too.
Post time: Aug-06-2024
