Choosing the Right Window Replacement Style for Your Home
Every home needs one or several good windows. Its existence makes the home ventilated and lit, making it a bright and transparent resting place. Installing a window may seem ordinary, but to install a window that is both beautiful and suitable for different spaces and needs in your home, there are actually many doorways in between.
As the only channel for indoor and outdoor communication, windows are the only channel for outdoor noise. If you want to isolate noise and polluted air from the outdoors, you can only start with the balcony window. A good balcony window should have good water and air tightness, be able to isolate noise, and be safe and anti-theft. Only by achieving these points can we meet the living requirements of modern people.
The first step in window decoration is to think about the style and size first.
When decorating, many people install ordinary windows for ventilation regardless of space. In fact, this not only makes the home decoration lack beautiful scenery, but also affects the indoor lighting or shading. Therefore, before choosing materials for decoration and installing windows , first think about the style and size of the windows.
- Design: ordinary windows, floor-to-ceiling windows, bay windows, blinds, skylights
In addition to ordinary windows (that is, our common flat glass windows at a certain height from the ground), windows can be designed into different styles according to the different functional requirements of our windows, such as floor-to-ceiling windows, bay windows, blinds, skylights, etc. Style windows can not only take care of the needs of each space in more detail, but also bring more vitality to the home through our design decoration.
Features of different styles of windows:
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
Features：
Large areas of lighting allow for panoramic views and extended space.
applicability
Living room, bedroom, external balcony, home expansion, high requirements for landscape.
- bay window
Features：
Three sides of glass, often with small window sills, great for creativity
applicability
It can be used in study rooms, bedrooms, living rooms, decoration and renovation spaces, and can be made into small corners for leisure and entertainment.
- blinds
Features：
The use of concave and convex blades can adjust the light and block the outside view, which is conducive to privacy.
applicability
If you want to create different indoor lights in the bathroom, bedroom, living room, study room, and kitchen, safety must be considered on the lower floors.
- skylight
Features：
Usually on the roof, there are more closed ones.
applicability
They are mostly used in attics and top floors, and they like to watch the night sky.
- Design shape: round, square, arched, octagonal. Generally speaking, round and arched windows give people a more peaceful and peaceful feeling, which is helpful for sleep and suitable for bedrooms, entrance halls and other spaces; square windows will It gives people an exciting and affirming feeling, and is suitable for restaurants, study rooms, and work areas; octagonal windows are beautiful, generally in Chinese or retro style, or used as partition windows. Depending on the space in your home, you can choose different window styles and mix and match them to achieve better results.
- Design size: different sizes in different spaces
In general residential buildings, the height of the window is 1.5 meters, the height of the window sill is about 0.9 meters, and the height of the window top from the floor is about 2.4 meters. If the height of the window sill is less than 0.8 meters, protective measures should be taken. The width of the window usually starts from 0.6 meters, which is wide enough to form a "strip window". When using a full-width strip window, there will be sound insulation issues in the next room. If a sliding window is used, the sliding range of the window sash must be considered.
Window sizes vary from room to room. Here are some general window sizes for different rooms.
There are various ways to push windows to choose the appropriate windows for different spaces:
Windows can be divided into different types according to different window sliding methods. Fully understanding the window sliding methods will obviously help us better choose windows suitable for different spaces.
- Casement window
Casement windows refer to doors and windows with hinges (hinges) installed on the sides of doors and windows that face inward or want to be opened crookedly. They are widely used in our lives. The entire window can be opened 100%. When closed, it has excellent air tightness, no air leakage or water leakage, and high thermal insulation performance. However, the window sash takes up a certain amount of space after opening, and the lighting is limited. The small apartment, small space area, and location It is not suitable to use if it is narrow.
- Sliding windows
Sliding windows mainly refer to doors and windows whose sash slides left and right along the horizontal direction to the vertical direction. Sliding windows also have many sub-categories according to the sliding method. They can be pulled horizontally, pushed upward, pushed outward, etc. The advantage is that opening the window does not occupy indoor space and provides good ventilation and lighting. , but only 50% of the windows can be opened at most. Suitable for any space in the home.
- Fixed window
Fixed windows refer to using sealant to install glass on the window frame. Windows that are only used for lighting but not for ventilation are extremely watertight and airtight. The editor feels that the fixed window is not a real window strictly speaking, because it cannot be opened. The lighting is good and can be designed into skylights and blinds. It is suitable for use as skylights on roofs and aisle windows in walkways.
4.Hung window/rotating window
A hung window is a window that opens along a horizontal axis. Those that are pushed open from the bottom are called top-hung windows, those that are pulled down from the top are called bottom-hung windows, and those that are pushed open from the top are called mid-hung windows. The axis of the center-hung window can be pushed up and down in the middle. The bottom-hung window opens inward and is good at protecting against rain; the top-hung window opens inward and is good for ventilation but not rain-proof; the middle-hung window is convenient and labor-saving and rain-proof, and is the most commonly used.
The 360-degree rotating window can be said to be a special hanging window. It can rotate 360 degrees, increase the transparency and ventilation volume, and the ventilation volume can reach more than 90%. The ventilation volume can also be adjusted at will, making it easy to clean; but at the same time, when the window is opened indoors , it takes up space outside and is more suitable for indirect lighting windows in walkways or bright windows in doors.
