Casement Vs Double Hung Windows

If you hear any background noise, it's we're cutting and we're doing some installing here. Hey guys, Sean with American Window Concepts, and today we're actually doing an install that I've been involved in, and here's an opportunity to kind of tell you the difference between a casement window and a double home window. There's a lot to go into, so here we go. So here's our casement window, and as you can see, it's basically a frame instead of a middle frame. With this guy, this is going to swing out much like a door, to a 90 degree angle. The benefit of this is the seal that you actually get. The screen is on the inside, not the outside itself, so it's really, really kind of like that plus picture window is the only window that you're going to get that has that option, where the screen is on the inside. Picture window has no screen at all, but it's a very, very sleek look from the outside of your house, and you see nothing but glass and frame. Neat looking. Okay, so here's our double home window, and with a double home, both the top and bottom slide up and down, and for that, you have to have a screen that's able to completely cover the entire opening. That way, if you want to slide the top down, you got screen. If you want to bring the bottom up, you have screen to cover it as well. So that's the first thing you're going to notice about a double home window is that full screen. Guys, here we are on the inside, and here's our casement window, and like I was saying, the screen is on the inside. So here is our screen, and this is your lock for the casement window. So when you pull this down, it's called the tie rod locking system. So that basically runs up and down the inside of this frame here, and it grabs this panel and pulls it in tight. Really, really nice locking feature. So you unlock that, and then all the air. I love casement windows because these things, I mean, how much air you actually get from this. I mean, look at how huge this is, and it's a small, small window. So maximum airflow, and then you have the weatherstripping, the compression seal on the outside, and then you have your... Let me pull the screen off so you guys can get a better look at it. See how easy that pops off? So if you're getting a little closer, you'll see that the weatherstripping is here. This is your triple thin mole hair weatherstripping, and then on the edge of the compression seal. So this compresses against the outside of the frame. So when you lock this window up, now watch this. See how it here, this gap? Done. So, and this is a very, very quiet window. Now this is going to be the highest rating against wind infiltration. So if it's a windy, windy day, this window is not going to give it to you. This window here, the double hung would be the weaker link in that, but this is an amazing little system as well. We haven't finished this one completely. We still have to clock this in, but this window just, you know, just to kind of give you an idea. This is an Anland Coronado window, and these tilt in for cleaning. Most double hung windows will have this feature where you can, you know, clean your windows from the inside. And again, mole hair weatherstripping only. You're not going to have any compression seal on these, but that doesn't mean this is a slouch window. This is a great window. All right, there we go. Pocket that. Cool thing about this as well is you have the ability to vent from the top. So if, you know, this is a bedroom. So if the kid wants some air, they have some air coming in through here and, you know, it's going to take a lot for somebody from the outside to get past this. You know, they're going to assume it's locked and call it. Same thing can be said for the bottom. You can do it like this as well. 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 in 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.