January, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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more expensive and difficult than a hinged 
or casement window. Besides this, the 
casement window does away with sash 
cords and weights and is, in fact, the ideal 
in windows. The only wonder is that we 
have not used more of them instead 
of the sliding sash windows. And really 
they should be cheaper to hang. It costs 
something to put pulleys, sash cords, and 
weights on an ordinary window and to 
make a frame for receiving them, and this 
same cost expended in making casement 
windows should furnish a good equipment 
at the same price. 
Beginning ffrst with the regulation win¬ 
dows let us consider the attic. The attic 
Is a place where there is always need for 
A lever engaging the hinges lifts the window 
over a stop and fits it into a groove, making 
it impossible for rain to leak in 
more ventilation than is obtained. Usu¬ 
ally the windows are small and few. If 
they are sliding windows only half of the 
opening can be used. These windows 
should really be casement windows. Made 
as large as circumstances will permit, so 
that they can be swung open and get the 
full benefit of all the ventilation of the 
entire space. They may be pivoted instead 
of hinged, but the trouble with this is that 
it makes a difficult thing to screen. It re¬ 
quires an expensive half-circle screen 
■either outside or inside and if the screen 
is attached inside it must be hinged so as 
to get at the window to open and shut it. 
Belonging in a manner to the same class 
as the attic window is the basement win¬ 
dow. which is or ought to be a casement 
window, and made so that it can easily 
open and shut to encourage proper venti¬ 
lation. These should preferably swing in¬ 
ward so that the permanent screening 
could be put outside and would not have to 
be distui'bed for the opening and closing 
of the sash itself. Here again the hinged 
window is better and simpler generally 
'than the pivot. lu fact, the pivoted win- 
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