subject: The Hopper Window: Six Ways It Can Enhance The Entire Home [print this page] The hopper window is most frequently chosen for basement windows because it allows ventilation with easy-to-reach controls. The windows swing upwards, which gives you flexibility so that you can open the window without having to worry about swinging into anything. Additionally, their screens are on the outside, keeping out critters like insects, flies, and spiders (as well as your neighbor's curious cat). That said, you can also use these windows in other places aside from the basement. Here are six ways those advantages can be used elsewhere in the home:
Why Limit Hopper Window Benefits to Basement Windows? Entries: A hopper window over a door is called a transom. Entryway hopper windows are protected from weather by your porch roof, allowing ventilation without letting in rain or snow. Since wood-burning fireplaces and gas heat inserts or stoves deplete inside fresh air, building codes often require a fresh air intake for such units. Order your hopper window with stained glass for a charming decor accent. Bedrooms: Transom windows above bedroom doors help circulate heated and cooled air in the home while retaining the room's privacy. Laundry rooms: Fresh air from a hopper window lets in light and helps the ceiling ventilator draw hot, humid air from the room. Bathrooms: Especially in a room with no extractor fan, a hopper window over the door assures privacy and creates ventilation. Use another hopper window on the bathroom's outside wall for cross-ventilation. Kitchens and living areas: For privacy or control of the sun's heat or brightness, use a fixed pane with curtains or bottom-up pleated shades over the bottom three-quarters of the window. Install a hopper window--either clear or stained glass, for the top quarter of the window. Closets: Let in light and air with a hopper window. A hopper window can be pretty and practical in any window in the home. Oh--and don't forget to use them as basement windows, too!
