Types of Windows

Tilt & Turn Windows / French Windows

WASCO Tilt & Turn Windows offer European window styling, made in Milwaukee from the best components from Germany, the United States and Canada.

Available as a single Tilt & Turn Window or a true mullionless French Window, which allows both panes to be opened or a single pane to be tilted. WASCO can also build this window as a tilt-only (or hopper) for applications where the window's width is greater than its height, but a single lite is still desired.

WASCO's Tilt & Turn Windows and French Windows are now available in custom exterior colors and are available with ultra high performance triple pane glass.

WASCO's Engineer on ‘Why Tilt & Turn Windows?’

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Operation

Normal ventilation is done in the tilt position. This position allows superior natural airflow (much like a double hung with the top and bottom opened) while preventing heavy drafts. It can be left open in all but driving rain. Because the hardware isn’t very exposed, a window in the tilt position is more secure than an open casement window.
The turn position allows maximum ventilation, as well as the ability to clean the glass from the inside.
In the closed position, Tilt & Turn windows offer maximum security with a classic look, nearly identical to that of the inswing “French” casement windows found on so many older homes in Milwaukee.

Frame and Sash

2.8 mm (0.110 inch) thick virgin PVC outer walls.
Multiple chambers in sash and frame increase strength and reduce heat transfer. There is no need for foam filling along with the associated risk of weld contamination.
Pockets for galvanized steel reinforcement when additional strength is necessary.
The extrusions and hardware are so strong that when steel reinforcement and appropriate glazing is used, Tilt & Turn windows can reach performance levels comparable to a 172 mph wind speed for uniform load deflection and a 210 mph wind speed for uniform load structural tests.

Tilt & Turn Windows Performance

Tilt & Turn windows come standard with your choice of two superior insulated glass packages – a high Solar Gain package featuring Cardinal LoE 179 glass or a low solar gain package featuring Cardinal LoE³ 366. Additionally, WASCO offers two ultra high performance triple pane packages at fair prices -- the Comfort3 Triple Pane for the greatest comfort or the Sustainability Glass Package, with triple glazing and two layers of Cardinal LoE179 glass, provides for even greater energy efficiency, as it achieves a very low U-Factor while maintaining a good solar heat gain coefficient for Wisconsin's climate. WASCO uses the no-metal SuperSpacer® between the panes of glass for a warm edge. Supplied with three layers of double strength glass, this combination simply shuts out outside noise.
The Tilt & Turn windows not only earn the EnergyStar now, but also have performance greatly exceeding the much higher draft 2013 EnergyStar^TM requirements, as well as the LEED requirements for exceptional windows for green building.
The air infiltration rate on WASCO Tilt & Turn windows is lower than the best possible rating a window can receive through the National Fenestration Rating Council, the council that provides accurate information to measure and compare energy performance of windows, doors and skylights.

Hardware

The hardware, imported from Germany, has a self-healing corrosion resistant finish that gives the impression of stainless steel.
WASCO supplies these Tilt & Turn windows standard with steel mushroom locks/keepers and hinge side locks, at four or more points around the window. (Larger windows receive additional locking points.) This results in a window that exceeds European burglar resistance standards, which are generally much tougher than the US tests.

Window Treatments

Blinds may be attached directly to the face of the sash. Blinds attached to the top and bottom will hold the blinds parallel to the sash when the window is tilted. Or, you can simply let the blinds hang straight down.
In Europe, drapes or curtains are normally placed far enough out to tilt the window in, which is the way people use these windows 90% of the time. Many people use slightly wider curtain rods, so that they extend a bit beyond the edge of the window, allowing room to turn the sash.