> Tamara wrote: > >Don't know what's wrong with *yours*, but... To me, windows ought to > >have two -- large and unbroken (to allow for maximum light and for a > >"dead air" cushion, both in summer and in winter) -- glass panes. And > >they should open *out*, on hinges, like doors (so-called "casement" > >windows). Or, if you go for a more modern version, on a swivel, which > >allows you to open the top in, and the bottom out, and vice-versa. The > >Danish windows are a miracle and a delight, in that, you can open them > >*either* on the mid-swivel, *or* at the side... <g> > Tamara, obviously, you don't have many mosquitoes or flies in your part of the country!! You can't put mosquito screens up with swivel windows. I know the ones you mean, my parents have them in Provence, and I love them, but if I had them in Melbourne, we'd be invaded by flies during the day, and mosquitoes after sunset!!
Panes opening in, like "French windows", are OK, but you can't put anything in front of them, because you need the space to open them. I'm OK with casement windows (not the ones with tiny panes of glass, though!), but the ones I cannot stand, which are very common here in modern flats and houses, are those which wind open at the bottom only (the mosquito screen goes on the inside. You hardly get any air, they're awful in summer. i had some when I was renting, and they always made me want to smash them. Helene, the froggy from Melbourne Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
