Tilt and Turn Windows in Loughborough

How we specify tilt and turn windows here

A heavier duty European hardware set carried inside the frame, with the whole sash hung on a geared mechanism. The frame is reinforced beyond casement standard because the sash weight is carried on a different axis. Tilt position locks the sash to the frame at multiple points while leaving a narrow gap at the head, so a room can be ventilated overnight without leaving an openable sash. Full turn position uses the same shootbolts as a casement.

• Geared European hardware with the tilt restrictor set on installation
• Cleanable from inside on any floor, which removes the ladder question entirely
• Laminated glass option on accessible openings, standard multi point locking
• Expect a premium over a like sized casement because of the hardware. On a first floor front bedroom it usually pays for itself in the first cleaning season.

The two problems tilt and turn actually solves

We fit tilt and turn most often on the upper floors of Loughborough properties where there is no safe ladder position. A real mix: Edwardian villas around the Park Road area, 1930s semis in Shelthorpe, and newer estates in Nanpantan with PVCu-from-new windows now hitting their 20-year replacement window. A rear elevation over a flat roof, an extension or a narrow side passage is the classic case, and it is the reason a lot of first floor windows in Loughborough have not been cleaned properly in years.