By Functional:
The next major category of different types it that of opening style. It is defined by the way the sash and handle function. While basic hinged casement windows were standard for much of history, advances in fenestration technology and manufacturing have seen a number of new options come to market. Alphabetically, these include:
The next major category of different types it that of opening style. It is defined by the way the sash and handle function. While basic hinged casement windows were standard for much of history, advances in fenestration technology and manufacturing have seen a number of new options come to market. Alphabetically, these include:
 | Awning Window Top-hung. Swings out and up forming an awning. |
 | Casement Window |
 | Double Hung Sash window in which upper and lower sash slide vertically |
 | Jalousie Windows Parallel slats of glass that open and close like a Venetian blind. |
 | lnswing/Outswing The window swings either inwards or outwards |
 | Parallel Action The casement can slightly open, parallel to the frame for ventilation |
 | Pivot Windows The window pivots/swivels on an axis, centre or offset |
 | Sliding Windows The sash slides horizontally. It does not swing. |
 | Single Hung Sash window in which lower sash only slides vertically |
 | Tilt and Turn The casement can both swing open or tilt inwards |
 | Tilt Only The casement only tilts inwards |
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