Itchy Feet
Sun, Jan 15, 2023 • 8:52 AM
37 comments
I've actually seen entire doors that lean back like this because they're floor-to-ceiling windows.
Having had a lot of European "kippe" windows it was the perfect way to air out the apartment for fresh air without worrying that t...
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Are window fans not a thing in Europe?
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Never thought of this before. Hm.
I've never had those here in Sweden but my daughter has them in her apartment. I'm curious about the US type of windows, are they ...
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And you always end up pinching your fingers in that little plastic thing.
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In the U.K. have the ones that open like that if the handle is in one position, or you close and turn the handle down then you can...
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Just a pity that Europeans north of the Alps don't believe in insect screens. I'd gladly trade my swiss tilting windows for a summ...
American-style window safer; more difficult for Russian oligarch to fall out of?
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Am I the only one that is uncomfortable with the introduction of veiled swearing in Itchy Feet? It is completely unnecessary for t...
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Ironically, I find sash windows more dangerous, especially old ones that don't stick well and can come slamming down. On the othe...
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Actually you can open the window full by rotating the lever halfway and then, while open, turn it further upwards. Now, that's rea...
Every time I open a window in England, I know the bugs will follow. What the heck, guys, screens were invented long before UPVC w...
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I think the idea was that you'd open a sash window such that there are open sections above and under the glass. Air would flow nat...
KM
Oh my gosh, when I went to Germany I was so confused by these windows! 😂
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Americans in the western US are really jealous of the people in the eastern US with the windows that slide up and down. Ours slide...
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