When to choose pivot windows?

When choosing windows for their house, clients most often decide to buy windows in standard shapes. Most architectural designs require the use of classic rectangular windows in various dimensions. In some cases, however, it is worth considering the installation of unusual timber windows, such as pivot windows. Windows of this type have enjoyed great popularity in the Scandinavian countries for years, and recently their advantages have begun to be appreciated by Polish designers too, who are turning to them more and more readily. From this post you will learn when it is worth going for pivot windows and what characterises them.

What are pivot windows and on what principle do they work?

Pivot windows are windows that open in a different way from the standard windows everyone knows. They are an interesting alternative to tilt and turn windows. They can be either circular or rectangular. In their case opening takes place through a pivoting movement. The axis of rotation can be positioned vertically or horizontally.

The sashes of pivot windows can be turned up to 180° about the axis of rotation. The greatest popularity is enjoyed by timber pivot windows in facades, which turn about a horizontal axis. Such a construction makes cleaning them decidedly easier. To clean them thoroughly, there is no need to go outside. Timber pivot windows are distinguished by durability, resistance and functionality. They give the interiors of a house excellent thermal insulation, because they are very airtight.

Where is it worth using pivot windows?

Pivot windows will prove their worth in hard-to-reach places or where there is a problem of limited space, as a result of which the sashes of classic windows opened wide would collide with furnishings or would get in the way of the household going about their normal lives (e.g. a kitchen window above a sink with a tap).