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To make it easier for you to determine which type of house windows would be best for a particular room or area in your home, you should make sure that you are familiar about some of the basic types of house windows that you can get. Here is a guide to the different types of house windows that are available today.

Casement Windows

Casement windows are hinged on the side of the window jamb and can be opened using a crank or a slider bar.

Bay Windows

This type of window is usually made up of three or more separate windows which come out of the exterior wall of the house. Generally, the middle section is bigger than the outer sections which flank it. Also called bow windows, bay windows are often in casement style.

Double Hung and Single Hung Windows

Double hung windows are those windows which can open from the top or the bottom and can move both up and down. The bottom portion of the window is on the window sill, while the top portion of the window is on the top of the window jamb. Both double hung windows and single hung windows are constructed the same way and the only difference that they have would be that single hung windows only open in one direction, usually from the bottom.

Hopper Basement Windows

This type of window has hinges on the bottom portion, allowing the top portion to swing outward. Hopper basement windows are great for basements since opening from the top would prevent standing water from going inside.

Jalousie Windows

Also called louvered windows, jalousie windows have parallel slats of acrylic or glass which open and close in a way that is similar to Venetian blinds through the use of a lever or crank. They are most commonly used in homes which have a tropical theme.

Picture Windows

These are large fixed windows which typically do not have glazing bars or are glazed only with perfunctory glazing bars at or near the window edge. This type of window is mainly intended to offer an unobstructed view, and act like a frame to that view.

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