What Window Replacement?

[Digger]

Hey All

Below is a window where I currently live. As you can see we are high up & only half of the window opens.

Consider it the same as a loft space in a typical Victorian terraced property in Central London. So there will be legal & safety limitations & Regs due to the height issue.

I cannot find any info online as to what the Regulations will allow.

I'm a fresh air fan & always have the window open. The Landlord has pretty much agreed to replace it with a window that will allow more air in, but will the regs allow this? Landlord is approaching a registered window installer to find out.

For those in the know are there window designs that should comply with the regs & improve upon the installed window.

Dimensions are approximately H90cm * W80cm

Thanks for reading

Edited by Digger on Sunday 21st April 09:45

[Digger]

Any thoughts peeps?

[wolfracesonic]

You’re after a window with that’s easier to get out of in case of fire? You could go with the same style but specify what are called ‘egress’ hinges or just have one large top hung opening light, you really need someone on the spot to advise tbh.

[Digger]

Not quite, we'd like a secondary opening for increased airflow

[J6542]

A tilt and turn window will give you the biggest opening.

[Digger]

J6542 said:

A tilt and turn window will give you the biggest opening.

Thanks - will look into this design.

[J6542]

What’s the thing above the window? Difficult to see from the picture but it may prevent a tilt and turn from operating if it’s in the way.

[Digger]

It's an Ikea pulldown cellular blackout blind. It will compress a smidge more than in the picture but only by a few mm's I think.

Will check with the window people if or when they turn up.

[dhutch]

Get one that you can clean the outside of.

[Digger]

dhutch said:

Get one that you can clean the outside of.

Bumping for style suggestions whilst waiting for WIndow peeps to be arranged & to visit.

Remarkably, the current window somehow manages to keep itself really quite clean on the outside. Do they have a special coating that helps with this?

[J6542]

Tilt and turn window is what you want. Nearly every tenement in Scotland above ground level and most of Eastern Europe uses this style of window. If you want the blind to still work, you will need to get them to put an add on, on top of the window.

[sherman]

How tall is the window.?
Could you fit a hopper in the top 300mm and leave enough space for a 180⁰ flip window below without putting a line badly in your view.
You could have the hopper open alot of the time.
Your 180⁰ mechanism will come with a 2 or 3 stage lock as you push the window open. There will be a button in the frame to move to the next latch.
There should also be a lock so you are able to lock it open and stop it blowing shut in the wind.

The other option is a solid section of toughned glass for the bottom 3-500mm to stop you falling out and have a full tilt and turn mechanism above that.

[ridds]

As other have said.



https://www.tru-plas.com/tilt-turn/

Fit want you want, no-one will care.

[Digger]

sherman said:

How tall is the window.?
Could you fit a hopper in the top 300mm and leave enough space for a 180? flip window below without putting a line badly in your view.
You could have the hopper open alot of the time.
Your 180? mechanism will come with a 2 or 3 stage lock as you push the window open. There will be a button in the frame to move to the next latch.
There should also be a lock so you are able to lock it open and stop it blowing shut in the wind.

The other option is a solid section of toughned glass for the bottom 3-500mm to stop you falling out and have a full tilt and turn mechanism above that.

Read OP - approximately 90cm

eta - re the bold . . . that could work I guess

Edited by Digger on Saturday 27th April 22:15

[Digger]

ridds said:

As other have said.



https://www.tru-plas.com/tilt-turn/

Fit want you want, no-one will care.

There are height issues that need to be taken in to account given I am renting & the Landlord is a stickler for keeping within the legislation - rightly so

[technodup]

ridds said:

As other have said.



https://www.tru-plas.com/tilt-turn/

Fit want you want, no-one will care.

That's not a tilt & turn, it's a reversible.

t/t opens into the room like a door for cleaning/escape, and also leans back for air.

[smifffymoto]

Digger said:

ridds said:

As other have said.



https://www.tru-plas.com/tilt-turn/

Fit want you want, no-one will care.

There are height issues that need to be taken in to account given I am renting & the Landlord is a stickler for keeping within the legislation - rightly so

At least you will be able to close the curtains if you copy this window/handle arrangement.

[FarmyardPants]

smifffymoto said:

Digger said:

ridds said:

As other have said.



https://www.tru-plas.com/tilt-turn/

Fit want you want, no-one will care.

There are height issues that need to be taken in to account given I am renting & the Landlord is a stickler for keeping within the legislation - rightly so

At least you will be able to close the curtains if you copy this window/handle arrangement.

And harvest rainwater

[V8 Animal]

I would have two openers like french doors with 90 degree hinges unlike picture.

[Digger]

Digger said:

Surely it would be possible to have an identical opening on the other side with the central vertical bar remaining, unless it breaks regs or reduces the strength of the frame?