Crank vs Sliding Windows (2022)

You're going to have many different manufacturers that are going to have their take on a sliding window, what style of locks they're going to use, what kind of weather stripping that they're going to use. Hey guys, Sean with American Window Concepts here. Today, we're going to talk about the differences between a casement window and a sliding window. Here we go. All right, so the first things first, these are hugely different, okay? Casement windows will open like a door and close, whereas a sliding window is just like it says, it slides on a track system. Most windows that we do are a sliding system. Most of the windows in your house are probably going to be based on a sliding system, whether it's a single hung window or a single sliding or XOX, it's all based on a sliding system here. They're great. They're great for functionality. The thing about it is that you're going to have your operation and yield you half of your actual windows airflow. It's typical. That's what we were going to see and what we're going to get with a casement. When we open this up, we unlock this window and we open the window. Well now look at, you can see that the entirety of this frame as it's opening out is giving you fresh air. This is going to be a great window for people who want a lot of fresh air. They want to get maximum airflow. This is going to be great for them. Sliding window, it's not going to yield you quite as much air, but it's definitely a, it's a simpler system. There's no components that are going to break down over time, but with the warranty, you're going to be covered for life. Anything that goes wrong with a casement window, you can, you know, call up your warranty group. They'll take care of that for you. This here's just a simpler system. It's also going to be less expensive. Let's pull this out for a second. So with a sliding window, you'll have weatherstripping, right? So you'll have one weatherstripping here and then your roller system. So these are some nice tandem coaxial rollers on this, in this slider system. You're going to have many different manufacturers that are going to have their take on a sliding window. What style of locks they're going to use, what kind of weatherstripping or that they're going to use, but it's all the same, right? At the end of the day, you're talking about a sliding window system. There's just different grades. This is a very high grade of a vinyl sliding window. For a sliding window, the people who are looking for this is, you know, if you have a sliding window now and you're happy with it, but you just want something that's going to be a high-performing window, this is an excellent option. This is great, cost-effective. It's going to get the job done very well. Also, the locking mechanisms are very, very strong, anti-jimbo. You can't actually break into these windows unless you just break the glass. Casement windows, beach people, people who have houses on the beach or in the desert, I'm always going to push going for a casement awning style of window. They're fantastic against wind infiltration. These have a rating of about 35 to 40 miles of direct wind. Anything after that, the weatherstripping is basically going to be outperformed. It can't stop anything past that. Casement windows, it's going to be a little higher than that. I don't know exactly the number, but it's definitely higher than that. But these are going to be fantastic against wind infiltration. Okay, guys. Well, hopefully this answers any of your questions regarding the differences between a sliding system and a casement window. If you have any questions, reach out to us, americanwindowconcepts.com. Talk to you later. Hey, guys. If you live in the Ventura or Santa Barbara area and you are interested in getting replacement windows or doors, don't hesitate to reach out to us. You can go to our website, americanwindowconcepts.com. You can click on the get a free quote and fill out that information. I'll reach out to you within 24 hours. Thank you so much. Hey, guys. Thanks again for watching this video. If you want to be kept updated on new videos that are coming out, just hit that like button and subscribe to the channel. Thank you so much.