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This is most of Europe actually
They are called “casement” windows, specifically turn/tilt operation, and they do exist in the USA. They are typically more expensive than vinyl double hung, and home builders tend to shy away from anything “different” that might scare away home buyers. That’s why you don’t see them very often.
But if you want them, you can buy them and have them installed. You can even get them in patio door sizes, but the larger the door, the heavier it is when it tilts.
It’s really common for people unfamiliar with the door function to lift the handle and think it’s locked, and then a strong breeze blows the door inward. Between the noise and seeing the door falling inward, it can be pretty scary.
Source: I worked in construction in the US with European builders who loved these things and couldn’t figure out why Americans didn’t.
I have windows like this in America. But you need 3 hands to work them. I’d kill for a simple lever like that.
You should be able to tilt or turn from the handle. Is it too heavy to maneuver with one hand?
My expensive vinyl double hung windows in my previous house actually had a casement-like feature and I could easily remove either part. I loved those windows; I wish I could have taken them with me.
Forget this gimmick, the real yuropean superiority is in proper blinds that are actually designed to block most light. For some reason they are extremely uncommon in north America
I’m going to go absolutely bonkers if I have to deal with one more set of cordless blinds that refuse to lift back up after you pull them down. The unshielded street light that exists only to ensure that I can see my car from my window at night, and shines not only through the cheap pvc but between the slats directly into my retinas, lighting my entire room at least 10 lumens brighter when there’s a layer of snow on the ground, is already wearing my sanity quite thin on its own, and I’m not even on the floor that catches the most light from it.
My dad is a light sleeper and when he has to attend a conference in the US he literally has to bring a sleeping mask to ensure he will be able to sleep properly
I just want something my cat can’t destroy, is that too much to ask?
That line of thought is the first step towards making cats more destructive.
Yes.
But think of the curtains industry! We must protect it
-Some congressional committee, circa 2029
Xommon in central and southern Europe, not sure about northern. They are mostly there to limit sunlight in the summer where the house would be baked otherwise.
They’re all over the place in France and Germany. Also saw them a lot in Greece but I didn’t visit that many places here tbh
Yes Greece and Italy definitely very common.
Brit here, all the windows in my flat have this system.
Must be a pre-Brexit window.
You know it.
Glad they’re gone
Edit: -6 votes? 😅 Geez Lemmy is even faster at jumping to conclusions than Reddit!
The Brits?
No, those new-fangled bureaucratic politically-correct continental windows from the EU.
…this is a joke right?
Yes duuh
Honestly I don’t know with any of you people anymore.
Klaus Fuchs gave them to you!
Traitor!
Everyone have these in Europe. So good. Can someone please find the patent to figure out who is the best euro country?
This isn’t even counting the metal window shades. I miss those things so much. Absolute dark.
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Most of them are made from plastic.
I mean, also it completely covers the entire window with no gaps.
Can do that with other materials pretty easily
My local home store has cloth ones that are measured to your window and have rails, you just slide them down over the window and it blocks the light 100% eithout heating as much
o yaya as long as it has rails, prolly great! That style is just not nearly as common here from what I’ve seen. I have not had the same curtain experienceoutside EU. I feel like it’s one of those things that’s hard to explain.
Mine wasn’t fancy electric like this one, but even so, it’s so magical to live that life: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QpRg3648gBY
That looks like a safe house mechanism.
How much are they paying for Windows?
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uhhh… what? I’m not trying to disagree with you about the transparency of metal… I’m just saying that I’ve seen a lot more blackout curtains that miss a spot than I’ve seen full-coverage curtains that let light through.
Now put some screens in them.
Love those windows. Thought about trying to get some in the US and omg they are expensive here because they’re uncommon.
omg they are expensive here because they’re uncommon.
Encountered the same issue when I wanted double-layer track curtains. Almost ubiquitous in Germany, but unless you order custom, own the place, and can afford to have them installed, all you get in the US is a shitty aluminum rod that’s clunky to use and liable to fall out of the holder or get ripped off the wall…
You forgot the one where the window is fixated just in one lower corner and it looks so vulnerable and creepy at the same time
The first time that happened to me I freaked out thinking the window was falling out of its hinges.
I still am freaking out every time it happens. What happens if you actually don’t scream and fight for your life by pressing against it and putting it back into a closed position immediately? What happens if you just let it happen and let go?
Then, you reach Enlightenment.
Yeah and it’s even worse when this happens to a balcony door
🤣
Wait until they find out our windows have a 4th setting as well 😎
The fourth is where you accidentally put the handle diagonally and all hinges unlock except one bottom corner.
Yeah, I came here to ask if the window falls out if you accidentally turn the handle while it’s open from the 2 to the 3.
No it has a ventilation mode at 45 degrees.
it can happen with old windows but new windows generally have a way to prevent that
Have these windows in an apartment in Ukraine
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Go on…
You can turn the handle into horizontal position, open the window, then turn the handle all the way up , and it will fall a little forward, like both modes combined, and seemingly hanging on just the bottom hinge (it’s not, there’s just a retracting bar at the top hinge).
You can also usually lock the second mode mid-way by jamming the handle at 3/4 position.
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I’ve lived in a house with these windows for the last 15 years, and didn’t know this.
I think you’re using them wrong.
I really liked those windows when I was visiting Europe.
We have them in the UK as well. Makes a very useful fire escape.
When Germans start feeling power, the world buys more weapons and ammunition.
Who needs power when you can kipp your Fenster?
The technology is a society that is able and willing to pay a bit more for lasting, practical quality.
Love those windows when travelling, but I have yet to see windows that open to the inside here in Ireland. Not sure whether it’s one of those crazy building regulations like no power switch or outlet inside the bathroom or auto-closing inner doors to each room.
Nah, limited opportunity to use them. It’s the weather man… ;)
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