With the development of the market, the product range of windows and doors is becoming more and more abundant, many consumers are often unable to choose whether casement windows or sliding windows are good for home decoration. To choose to distinguish between the two products, you should first recognize the difference between them, from the appearance, performance, craftsmanship and other aspects of the comparison, in order to make it easier to choose the right doors and windows.
Casement windows vs sliding windows
1, appearance comparison
Casement windows are equipped with hinges on one side of the sash, which are connected to the window frame. There are single, double sash, can be opened inside or outside. Casement window separation flexibility, open the fan only occupies a part of the window can make a variety of lines of effect, good ventilation, open and bright.
Push-pull windows using a pulley-equipped window sash in the frame of the track sliding, can only be pushed and pulled horizontally, generally use a large compartment of the fixed glass design, at the same time, the sliding window can not be completely open, need to take up half of the window area, so, permeability is not as good as casement windows.
2, sealing performance comparison
In the three performance of windows and doors (wind pressure resistance, watertight, airtight) casement windows are generally better than sliding windows.
Casement windows using adhesive tape for sealing, sealing is relatively tight; and sliding windows half of the use of wool for sealing, the use of hook locks for blocking, sealing effect is not as good as casement windows, which is precisely the majority of high-grade commercial and residential buildings have opted to use the casement windows for this reason.
3, ease of use comparison
Casement windows open outward also need to be fixed firmly; sliding windows as long as there is no problem with the slide, push and pull are more convenient. Therefore, from the ease of use, sliding window operation is relatively simple.
4, price comparison
The difference between the same grade casement windows and sliding windows is not much, casement windows are slightly higher than sliding windows.
5, functional comparison
In the use of function, sliding windows because open flexible, space-saving, easy and simple to operate and favored by the majority of users; compared to casement windows because they generally use hinges (hinges) to connect, open the general use of handles to open, in the operation of the window is often not as flexible as the sliding window.
