By: George Efthymiou

If you are a Long Island resident, chances are that you live in a home that has at least some double-hung windows. A double-hung window is about as traditional a window as can be. It’s no surprise that this window style fits colonial and other traditional style homes. The double-hung window came to be the window of 18th-century America. With its traditional styling and appeal and with modern technology enabling the construction of more energy efficient windows, the double-hung is an excellent window choice where a traditional or transitional aesthetic is desired. Long Island architects have for a very long time used these windows in their house designs, to create the look and aesthetic that has dominated the construction of homes for the last one hundred and fifty years. They have combined double-hung as well as picture windows to create interesting unit combinations on the house walls that define the spaces within the home and allow for an abundance of light to create cheerful living spaces.

Apart from their function as gateways for light to illuminate and cheer up the home, double-hung windows offer a simple way to allow fresh air to enter the home and ventilate every space within. Double-hung windows allow both the top and bottom sashes to open, by sliding past each other. In this way they promote the flow of air both from the top and bottom of the window enabling better circulation and expelling the warmer rising air at the top and drawing in cooler air from the bottom.

Double-hung windows are also quite versatile when there is a need to combine different windows together to create larger units that are necessary to create balance of both space and light. They are used often with fixed transom windows on top to crate taller windows that promote the often-desired sense of open space in rooms with tall ceilings.

At Royal Windows and Doors, the company located on Long Island they use high quality uPVC extrusions for all their window manufacturing. Made from an exclusive blend and tested to ensure top performance, Royal window extrusion profiles feature multi-chamber designs with heavy walls which when welded create very strong, air and watertight window corners. These extrusions are not affected by the elements or by UV light. They retain their strength, finish and shape for many years. Your benefit is that replacement, or new construction windows from Royal Windows and Doors will be highly energy efficient and last longer than regular windows, making them the only windows you will ever need.