Tilting Windows

Accomodation, House and Garden
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Hey Folks,

does anyone know the secret to the turning (and sometimes tilting) windows.

some windows in my place turn and some both tilt and turn.

when i look at the mechanism, it seems as if there is not much mechanically separating the two types.

so: my question - can one convert a turning window to the both tilting and turning variety (with out complete replacement, or a most a little bit of messing around)

thx

nic

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Not all my windows tilt. The ones that do seem to have an extra pair of clips in the bottom that the window opens on at an angle. I assume the tilting ones are more costly or they would always install them. I don't believe conversion is possible without replacing the window.

Mine work like this:

Handle up = tilting

Handle horizontal = open normally

Handle down = closed

I kind of need a manual for when we have visitors since they always think they have broken the window when they accidently tilt it

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thanks. guess i'll talk to the building handyman about making some modifications.

are there any fellas out there who have had a crack at this and can offer any recommendations?

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It can be done but some parts have to be changed inside of the window. My neighbor had a couple of his windows changed by a window repair man.

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I had the tilt mechanism retrofitted on some of my windows where it was missing at a cost of approx 100CHF/window including installation.

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thanks Jekyll,

that sounds promising. can this be done by any kind of handyman?

cheers

nic

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Hi Nic,

It was done by the people who originally supplied the windows. I just checked the quotation and it cost me 103CHF/window last May. The description of the work was "Drehkipp einbauen"

Good luck

Jekyll