WOODWORKING QUIZ for 17 AUG 04

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
What is the difference between a casement window and an awning style window?

Respectfully,

[duckman]

Awning are hinged at the top, casement at the side ( and are now very, very rare, at least here in Victoria).

Hooroo...

Mark.

[bitingmidge]

Casements can also be fitted with proprietry sliding gizmos instead of hinges, (as can awnings) known in Oz as Whitco Stays after the manufacturer of the same name.

BTW Ralph, you may be interested to know that awning style windows are almost always referred to as "Hoppers" here, even though the true hopper is hinged at the bottom. Don't ask me why, that's just the way we do things!

Cheers,

P

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
You fellow are correct on all matters on this one as there are only three basic windows sliding , swinging and fixed. All the other ones are combinations of these and depending on how they are used is what gives them the different names.

Thank you for your support.

Respectfully,

[duckman]

Casements can also be fitted with proprietry sliding gizmos instead of hinges, (as can awnings) known in Oz as Whitco Stays after the manufacturer of the same name.

BTW Ralph, you may be interested to know that awning style windows are almost always referred to as "Hoppers" here, even though the true hopper is hinged at the bottom. Don't ask me why, that's just the way we do things!

Cheers,

P

That must be a Queensland 'thing' Midge, because its the first time I've heard of awning windows being referred to as "hoppers"
You are correct when you say that "hoppers" ought to be hinged at the bottom. I still encounter them from time to time on renos. in the inner burbs.

Hooroo..