Which way do your windows open?
Original question by @tetris11@lemmy.ml
To let a breeze into your room, do your windows open out from the bottom or the top?
If your windows are stacked (upper and lower) which part opens and which part stays fixed?
(Germans with 3D windows don't count. Lüften is a weird cultish ritual and you should all feel bad.)
Front of the house inwards, back of the house outwards except for upstairs, there it's always inwards. Same with doors. Back door outwards, front door inwards.
How is "lüften" a weird cultish ritual? I'm not German, but opening your windows in the morning and in the evening while doing things like brushing your teeth or showering seems pretty standard to me.
Stoßlüften, ja!
I thought this question was going to be about whether they opened outside or inside.
dont remind us of what we can't have
I hate this style of window. I live in Europe and have plenty of them in my house. Compared to typical north American designs that slide up or down to open, you lose the ability to open your window varying amounts. Not to mention your air only comes in at the top and any desired draft is blocked. Fully opening them is a pain because they're so large and need a huge sweeping area clear.
I feel they're only really superior when you're living 3+ storeys high.
Also, the lack of bug screens here is mind boggling.
This is the correct answer.
Idk, they're cool, but I kinda like sliders. I don't have a window jutting out into the room
Up, or down.
Germans with 3D windows don't count.
LMAO they are the only ones that count!! 😁😁
Slide left/right, but I do have one window that does not open at all.
That's actually a really neat window lol, I kinda want one now xD
But are you sure it doesn't open? Maybe you need to hold a crystal to it at the right time of day so that sunlight gets focused by it and opens a secret portal to another better timeline!
48" (122cm) diameter so anything is possible! :)
That's pretty!
Kind of why we bought the house. :)
Mine all slide, they don't swing. Either up/down or left/right
Mine are all louvred with smoked glass.
Mine have a crank and opens like a door. It's awful. You can't fit a window ac or a portable ac setup in it. I had to get a custom acrylic cutout sized to replace the screen.
Mine are unusual, in America anyway. The bottom slides up, typical. You can also tilt the bottom inwards from the top. Being that this is a Habitat home, the windows are also energy efficient. They're cheap with doorknobs and faucets, but they go well over code on insulation and structure.
Mine are the same but the top tilts inwards from the bottom
They don't open "out". The slide open in a frame, with a screen on the outside to keep bugs out. Mine slide left/right.
I have sash windows, but I do love me some side-open crank windows.
All of mine are casement windows. The taller ones hinge open to one side and the shorter ones hinge open from the bottom.