Published on 07/19/2026 — By Jackson Neal
A “standard window size” is not one fixed chart you can look up and trust across every brand. It’s a four-digit call-out notation, the first two digits give you width, the last two give you height, layered over ranges that shift by window type and by manufacturer. The number printed on a spec sheet is […]
Published on 07/17/2026 — By Jackson Neal
French casement windows are two side-hinged sashes that crank outward together and meet in the middle, with no center mullion between them when both are open. Nothing about them slides up or down. That’s what a double-hung window does, not a casement of any kind, and if you’ve read a different explanation somewhere else on […]
Published on 07/15/2026 — By Jackson Neal
I’m standing at one of the double-hung windows in my own dining room right now, so let me give you the fastest answer first: a double-hung window has two sashes, an upper sash and a lower sash, and both slide vertically and lock independently. That’s what separates it from a single-hung window, which looks nearly […]
Published on 07/10/2026 — By Jackson Neal
I used to blame the cleaner. Streaks down the glass, a hazy film across my living room windows no matter how much elbow grease I put into it, and it took me an embarrassing number of Saturdays to figure out that more elbow grease was never going to fix it. The real problem was a […]
Published on 07/08/2026 — By Jackson Neal
Egress window requirements come from IRC Section R310 (renumbered R319 in the 2024 edition), and they set four numbers a window’s net clear opening has to hit at the same time: a minimum height, a minimum width, a minimum area, and a maximum sill height. Every bedroom needs a window (or door) that meets those […]
