| Replacement Kitchen Windows |
| Written by Charles Faust | |
| Tuesday, 29 April 2008 | |
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If your are like most people, your kitchen is the heart of your home. You expect your kitchen window to let in light, let in fresh air and be easy to operate. Until a few years ago people lived with only two choices for kitchen windows, double hung and casement windows. With the wide selection of kitchen window options and styles on the market today it is very easy to find your dream kitchen window. Kitchen Window Styles1. Double Hung Windows, generally these are bad choices for kitchen windows that are over a sink. Most people find a double hung window hard to open since they have to lean over the sink or crawl on the counter to operate it. 2. Casement Windows, are the standard for kitchen windows today. If you opening is large enough for a double casement window you can control your fresh air by opening one or both of the sashes. If the wind is coming from one side just open the other side of your casement window to direct the air into your kitchen. In the winter casement windows seal nice and tight and the wind seals them even tighter. The only downside of casement windows are wooden ones tend to have issues with swelling and rot. Also when wood casement windows are open the UV rays tend to wear down the finish in just a couple of years. 3. Slider windows are becoming more popular as kitchen replacement windows. Most people enjoy that they seem to get more light where the two sashes meet in the middle. Slider windows are also very easy to operate when you are reaching over your kitchen sink. With most slider windows you can just lift out the sashes to clean them. 4. Garden Windows are my favorite type of kitchen windows. With a garden window as your kitchen window you can grow fresh herbs, start seedlings in the spring, grow peppermint for the holidays and anything else that likes sunlight. Since a garden window vents from the sides you have a nice clear view out of your kitchen window. Options For Your Kitchen Window1. Plain glass so your view is not cluttered. 2. Beveled glass to add accents to your kitchen window without cluttering up your view. 3. Stained glass to add charm and character to your kitchen window. 4. Window Grills or Window Grids so your kitchen window can match the other windows on your home. If you are looking for a new replacement kitchen window, feel free to sign up for a free estimate on your project .                 |
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