Tilt and turn windows. One handle, ninety degrees, two completely different windows.
Turn the handle to horizontal and the sash swings inward like a door. Turn it to vertical and the same sash tilts in at the top for ventilation you can leave open. It is the most practical window we offer, and the reason is the hardware, not the frame.
Why the tilt position is the useful one.
The tilt position opens the window at the top by a few inches while the bottom and both sides stay locked into the frame. That gives you ventilation you can leave running while nobody is home. The gap is at head height, the sash cannot be swung from outside, and rain blowing at the elevation runs down the outer face rather than in.
The turn position swings the whole sash inward like a door. Both faces of the glass are then reachable from inside, which matters on an upper story, and the clear opening is the full size of the sash, which is useful where a bedroom window has to serve as an egress route.
Because the sash compresses against a full-perimeter seal when it closes, tilt and turn units are typically tighter than a sliding window will ever be. A slider has to keep sliding, so its seals can only ever be brushes and fins.
Specifications
| Operation | Dual-action: inward tilt at the top for ventilation, or full inward swing for cleaning and egress. Single handle controls both. |
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| Frame materials | Thermally broken aluminum, or aluminum exterior with a wood-clad interior face. |
| Sightlines | Slim-frame, standard and narrow-sightline options; heavy-duty frames available for oversized or high-load units. |
| Glazing | Double or triple glazed, low-e coated, specified per elevation. |
| Performance | U-factor as low as 0.22 depending on the glazing package and unit size. |
| Sizing | Made to the measured opening rather than to catalogue sizes. |
| Warranty | 10-year transferable warranty. |
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Questions homeowners and builders ask us
Are tilt and turn windows more secure than sliders?
Generally yes. The locking mechanism engages at multiple points around the full perimeter of the sash rather than at a single latch, and in the tilt position the sash is still locked on three sides. That is a meaningfully harder window to force than a slider held by one catch.
Do they open into the room?
Yes, and that is the trade-off. You need the sash's swing path clear on the inside, so they suit rooms where furniture and window treatments can be planned around it. Over a kitchen sink or behind a fixed cabinet run, a crank-out casement is usually the better choice.
Can a tilt and turn window meet egress requirements?
In the turn position the clear opening is the full sash, which is normally generous compared with a same-size double hung. Whether a specific unit satisfies your egress requirement depends on the sash dimensions and the code in force for your project. Give us the opening size and we will confirm it rather than guess.
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