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Windows: French Casement Windows
Window Types | Window Options | Window Specifications | Window Stickings & Details
Window Species & Finish Colors | Window Textures | Glass Options | Window Case and Trim

French Casement Windows - closed
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French Casement Windows - open
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This is a casement window without the center mull which normally separates twin casement windows that have been mulled together, allowing for a wider field of vision when the windows are open. Our French casement window is engineered to look and operate like our Homestead window.

Jamb: 1-1/2" thick; 4-3/8" wide (jamb extenders available).
Sash: 1-3/4" thick on standard sizes; 2-1/2" stiles and top rail; 3-1/4" bottom rails; lap joint where the two sashes meet.
Screen: Hinged wood screen is standard. Rare earth magnet catch. Lap joint where the two sashes meet. Thickness 1-1/8", width of frame 1-3/4", hinge 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"; screen ships with no pull.
Glazing: Standard 5/8" clear dual-glazed with champagne-colored aluminum spacer. Refer to the Glass section for additional glass options.
Wood Species: Incense Cedar or Mahogany.
Hardware: Whitco friction hinges are standard except on all arch-top sashes and on square-top sashes larger than 3' wide or 6' in height, in which case a Kelly stay and butt hinges are used.


Additional features & options

Interior screen (standard)

Double-hinged wood screen shown with optional pulls.
interior screen


Pull-down screen (option)

Screen assembly canister concealed in head of jamb covered by wood valance. Matching wood pull attached to screen rolls down black aluminum guide tracks on each side of window jamb, which is hidden by wood stops; screen color - brown fiberglass mesh; size limitations - minimum width 18"; minimum height 18"; maximum width 78"; maximum height 78".
pull-down screen option


Butt hinges

Supplied with 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" commercial-grade butt hinges and a Kelly stay with adjustable friction settings. All flat-arch-top and true-arch-top windows come standard with butt hinges. Square-top window sashes larger than 3' wide or 6' in height are supplied with butt hinges and a Kelly stay for structural integrity. Hinge is finished to match sash lock hardware.
butt hinges


Sash lock

Forged sash lock and strike is standard in Iron Highlight finish. Optional finish colors shown below.
Sash lock


Surface bolt

6" surface bolt top and bottom of inactive sash is standard in Iron Highlight finish; 5 additional finishes shown below.
bolt

sash lock
Finish:
Silicon Bronze Medium
sash lock
Finish:
Dark Bronze Oil-Rubbed
sash lock
Finish:
Bronze Oil-Rubbed

sash lock
Finish:
Iron Wrought
sash lock
Finish:
Iron Highlight
sash lock
Finish:
Iron Rust Antique