Live from the International Builders’ Show: Marvin Shows Off New Push Out Casement and Awning Window Design
January 23, 2009
Most casement and awning windows today operate by cranking the window open and shut. However Marvin has introduced the Ultimate Push Out Casement and Awning that, like designs from years gone by, have handles that open the window in a single turn.
One of the best parts of the design, however, is the ability for you to wash the exterior of the window from inside the home. The window hardware allows the window to open past 90 degrees so you just have to reach out and wipe down the glass.
The Ultimate Push Out Casement and Awning also have an optional swinging screen. It has a wood frame and is hinged with a pull knob for easy operation and access to the glass for cleaning.
Prices start about $500 for a small window.
Posted by Cameron Snyder | Categories: Windows and Doors | Permalink
(3) Comments
So one will need to first open and/or remove the screen (let insects and mosquitoes in) to open the window. Or, for a fraction of the cost, purchase a high efficiency casement window that opens with two or three turns with no need to remove the screen. I suggest that Marvin's next "innovation" be productive and intuitive.
Sol, you're being a little too quick with your criticisms. These windows come with beautiful, swing-out screens that look great and are very simple to operate. They are, as you suggest, extremely "intuitive."
And, as I'm sure you know, Marvin offers dozens of crank casements. But some people prefer the push-out style, and now they have that option in a casement that also features the innovative wash mode.
My critique was subsequent to my due-diligence on this matter.
It’s nice that Marvin offers “beautiful” screens but that doesn’t negate the fact that consumers with good sense and forethought will realize the inconvenience to take the additional steps of opening and closing a screen that has insects (especially when open during the night) on it and various debris, just so they can then open and close a window.