What are the advantages of frameless windows?
They look nice and slick. I wonder what's under them and what sort of maintenance they require.
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- Cool, that definitely answers my question about the sliding factor. Thanks Lantley.
fj12ryder wrote:
I've heard different things from different people: one said the frameless windows slid open just like the framed windows, and one said that they just open at the bottom. Personally I don't see how they would slide up/down, or sideways since they look like one piece of glass.
Lantley you can definitely answer as to whether they slide back and forth or up and down. And could you post a picture of how they slide. TIA.
All of mine tilt open from the bottom. they do not slide. I have no pictures of them open because I seldom open my windows.- Windows on 1966, 1967, and 1968 Airstreams are frameless and hinged at the top. Those on the sides are curved to match the curvature of the sides of the rig; those front and back are flat. They swing out/up with a little winding handle from the inside and open very wide, allowing a whole bunch of cross ventilation.
The downside is that they're hard to notice. More than once when the windows were open, I've walked around the outside of the rig and creamed my head.
Oh, and the other downside: The windows are available, but they're pricy, pricy, pricy, in good measure because shipping thick, tempered glass ain't cheap.
:)
Lynn - Less drag. Plus, better looks IMHO.
- They look great and are a little thicker then a framed single pane window ( not dual pane ). On the Cameo fiver we had the other poster was right, they don't open much, ours only cranked open 4 -5 inches. They didn't slide in other words. If you have a slight breeze a window that slides open completely works much better for cooling things down. Using a fantastic fan helps in this case as it helps draw in more air.
On the frameless, because they tilt out, in light rains you can leave them open some and usually no rain comes in. So you still get some cool air were a slider will most likely need closing.
And they're are not "frameless" the frames are cover by the glass. - I've heard different things from different people: one said the frameless windows slid open just like the framed windows, and one said that they just open at the bottom. Personally I don't see how they would slide up/down, or sideways since they look like one piece of glass.
Lantley you can definitely answer as to whether they slide back and forth or up and down. And could you post a picture of how they slide. TIA. - My frameless windows are great. They don't operate any differently than the windows on my prior unit.
In the end any advantage is purely aesthetic.
They don't require any additional maintenance - They only pop open a little like the windows on older trailers...nice to look at but not functional in my eyes
