Double Hung VS. Single Hung Windows

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Double hung? Single Hung? What's the difference? Today Jeff goes in-depth with a look at double hung and single hung windows, the advantages of each, and why they are the way they are. For more information visit us at www.houstonwindowexperts.com/...
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This 17min video probably saved me more than $5000 worth the window. I can make an informed decision now. Thank you Mr Houston Window

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[@freddyenriquez934]

I absolutely would like to thank the gentleman doing this video for his openness as to the differences and not just trying to push the most expensive product. With all the information given, the consumer can now make a decision as to what best fits their needs and the most expensive is not always the best. It depends on what best fits your needs. Thank you, Sir

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[@BorderExplorer]

I saw a couple similar videos, but yours was the best explanation...and I fixed my window!

[@joycevaleriano5342]

This is great. I live in Buffalo and I can feel the wind come through the vinyl double-hung windows. Now I'm going to get single-hung. Thank you!

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Love your videos Jeff! Getting a great education. Wish we were close enough to deal with you for our windows. Thanks so much.

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[@MrMatt-qs2ck]

This was extremely helpful - Thank You!

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[@KE010101]

Great explanation on the pros and cons of the different type windows Jeff.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Thanks, James.

[@Whatsamattau2]

Thank you very much. Exceedingly helpful. I live in an historic area that requies wood windows so Im glad i watched the entire video on why wood windows are double hung

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Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

[@piinkscorpio]

This was the most educational video I have ever seen! I'm so excited about our new windows :-)

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Definitely opened my eyes. This is the second video I have watched. I am hooked. Sooooo informative!!!!

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[@dbbyleo]

Thank you. You've educated me today on this subject. Great topic and well made video.

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[@poluguvangopinath9548]

Jeff is brilliant in explaning the details of window functining and is very detailed too! Thanks Jeff!

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[@ericespinola8791]

Wow great explanation, very helpful video thank you , living in Chicago i will go for the single hung

[@BlackieMiles1]

Excellent! Great insights into window anatomy and performance.

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[@dr.rockproductions191]

I'm literally window shopping right now, and I think a vinyl single hung window because I have a single hung wood frame window. However, the top half has leaded glass, so it's a tough decision. Thank you.

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[@kater747]

An outstanding, informative video in all aspects! Jeff you are a fantastic resource.

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[@ubangiestomp]

I have double hung windows but as far as cleaning I hate monkeying with the tilt mechanisms to clean. I got a squeegee and handle from Lowes (single story) and some concentrated window cleaner. Mix in a bottle and spray and I can clean them just as quick. So my next windows will be single hung. Plus I prefer a narrower frame look and the weather tight advantages for those cold winter winds.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Good point.

[@edensminxy]

This video helped me figure out why my place was so drafty. Since we live in a place known for strong winds and having new windows that had a draft issue bothers me.A candle , match and patience.....found the issues and fixed them as much as I could. Passed the information to my daughter since she has the same issues with her new windows as well

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[@ila8040]

Great video that popped up after some other video. Very helpful explanation with a practical demonstration. Great job and thank you!

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[@daiseyze]

That was the best window video I've seen yet!

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[@hunterlundquist635]

Great video Jeff. I sell windows in Denver and have had several customers reference your videos. Very informative. Thanks!

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Hi, thank you for watching. I'd like to chat with you. Could you please email me your contact info? [e-mail] Jeff

[@kevinmccarthy1601]

Thank you, Jeff...I wish you were based in NJ

[@scottla5410]

Excellent video! Thank you for the tips and recommendations.

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[@cortneydspence]

My old landlord replaced my kitchen with a double hung tilt window and one day the top pane dropped fell and broke into the kitchen while we were at work. I’m just happy my Rottweiler didn’t get hurt or get out

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Wow! That's scary!

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Everything I needed to know to make an educated decision. Thank you sooooo much!!

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[@jimthompson3247]

Great video. Came across your channel while researching vinyl window replacements. I live in the Atl area and am recently retired and plan on this to be a DIY project. As you stated, moving frames without panels is a game changer for me, and I am part of that 20% that does clean so therefor leaning toward double hung tilt. On a lighter side, had a good chuckle at time 14:55 when you said, “if a lawnmower hits your window. . ”. I know you get hurricanes in Houston, but I haven’t seen too many flying mowers in this part of Ga. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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[@Tia_Thomas]

Thank you for your honesty

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[@Spoinkfawk]

Best explanation on differences of window options I've seen so far. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

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[@Sondan1988]

One of the best and simple windows video. Thank you

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[@AsimQureshi]

Great job explaining. Thank you!

[@BoobooOreo]

Thank you so much for this video! I have been debating which one I should install. I've been thinking of a Double-hung Window because I live in a tropical, humid place and needed more opening for air to come in but now that I'm listening to you, Single Hung indeed is better and specially when it rains & storm. Thank you very much!

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[@lukaz13sm]

Wow. Really good info right here buddy. I will be buying windows from you. I am buying a house and it needs new windows. Now I know the place to go.

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Thanks for considering us for your project! We look forward to speaking with you!

[@terence8923]

Great informative video Jeff.

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[@walterrichardson43]

Thanks. I was just getting ready to purchase double hung.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

I hope this helps!!

[@TolaTrucking]

We're in market for windows...learning a lot. Thanks for the information.

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Buying my first house and after watching two of your videos your company will definitely be coming out to do our windows

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[@brendaw.7597]

Great information Jeff, thank you! Wish you were in Georgia!

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[@staceyparker3355]

I absolutely agree......I wish he was in Georgia as well :-)

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Thank you! Always enjoy such good info!

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[@landscapesam]

I would hug you if I lived in the south! Thank you so much for such valuable information! Now I know why I freeze to death every winter up here in Minnesota. The builder put in double hung windows!! I'm sick and tired of wrapping them in plastic every winter. I will be buying single hung windows now thanks to you!

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Thanks for watching! Stay warm!

[@garyjohnson4508]

Just want to thank you Jeff for all your advise. We are looking at replacing about 30 windows in our Victorian home in North West Iowa. Your information is going to help us make a solid informed discussion. Thanks again!!! 👍

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[@MinhTuanTerryTa]

I wish I saw your video earlier. We purchased a new build and the builder talked us into buying single hung tilt windows. Now it's winter and I can feel cold breeze from the sides. Thanks to your video, I now know why lol. I wish I selected single hung non-tilt windows after watching your video. The windows would've looked nicer and no cold breeze lol

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[@Mike-ks3yq]

Great Video, Great Salesman! Much respect from Louisville, KY!

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[@srvafool]

Excellent, informative video! I always thought the single hung was just the cheap way out. I ordered 2 single hung cheap windows for an old storage shed that gets incredibly hot in the summertime and didn't even know I bought the best window until I watched an expert, you! Thank you!

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Lol.... Good job!

[@erntaku]

Ya know, I'd totally stop in and see you about some windows if I lived in Texas. You more than answered my "what's the difference" question with your frank, explanation.

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[@klink370]

May have missed it but didn't see in any of the comments that one disadvantage of the single hung is that you additionally have to remove the screens to clean the windows versus not having to do that with the tilt-in double hung.

[@martinmccary5131]

Good information. Learned a lot about single hung.

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[@ojgamboa]

Thank you sir for this video!. Wow, what an education. Thanks again!

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[@ElGranBosco]

El mejor video que he visto hasta ahora sobre el tema, y créame si le digo que he visto decenas de ellos. Muchas gracias y saludos desde España

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Gracias por su comentario!

[@jmjacobs25]

If I lived in Houston, I'd buy from this company. Great video, tons of good info.

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[@othomariner3074]

Thanks great job explaining.

[@pearlhall3787]

Thank you, thank you. I'm not crazy. My husband was insulted when I told him I didn't like his double hung windows. We have two whole porch walls full of them. I gave him all the reasons you illustrated, without my having ever seen or heard anything before, regarding windows. I just based my opinion on what I observed with those windows. I told him I didn't think they were as energy efficient as the old fashioned ones. He thought I was nuts, and just shook his head. I knew I wasn't, but now, thanks to you, I have proof that I'm not. He even showed me the so called, easy way, to wash them. I told him I prefer the old way of getting on a step ladder, to do the job outside in the sunshine. Great video. Thanks.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Hahaha.... Glad I could help

[@leahnewyork]

I identify. Providing evidence of one's, let's say "right-ness", sometimes causes further irritation, I find. I hope your mister appreciated your smarts better after you showed this to him!

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What a great informative video. I wish we lived in Houston. We would be buying from you.

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[@jackieblanch]

WoW, that was incredible helpful.

[@gillesnadeau7108]

Jeff, thank you very much for the video it’s very helpful. Gilles QC Canada

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Glad it was helpful!

[@gibby041]

This was a great video.. wish we had a business like this closer to me..

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Ditto to all the positive comments posted. I appreciate you giving us knowledge, weather were living near your business or across the country, your a blessing. I truly believe getting understanding of all the benefits available, causes one to invest into a better quality window, without fear or doubt. The money invested does not over shadow peace of mind on the decision one makes.

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[@slateclaudia]

Although I'm in Central Florida, not Houston, this video was incredibly informative and will help me make my decisions about my windows.

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Great!!

[@shantel4676]

Single hung 👍🏽 Thank you for the really good info! 🙏🏽👍🏽

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Glad it was helpful!

[@wml1736]

Wow- mandatory viewing for anybody in the market for windows! Thanks for the great info- we're building a house and were considering double-hung, however, we're going with single-hung for all of the aforementioned reasons. Double win- better window for our wants/needs, and less $

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[@bernadettepesce773]

Thank you for the honest and in-depth comparison of double hung vs. single hung windows. I'm also nowhere near Houston but would be very comfortable shopping with you and your firm if my home was nearby. I have original 1947 wood windows that I love because they have beautiful muntins that help reflect light into the house. I'm not sure if the top sashes are operable or have been painted shut.

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Very helpful! Thank you.

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[@jilesherron]

Very informative!! Liked and subcribed!

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[@JerryStevens]

All good points. We do clean our own windows and find it easy to do but it is a two-person job. There is a workaround if you wanted to use something to prop up the bottom while you open the top but my wife and I just do it together.

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It sounds like you have a wonderful marriage!

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Excellent video!

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[@bluesraincancun9217]

Awesome info. Thanks.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@magarner63]

Thank you for the education

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[@YanksOnTop]

Great video. Thanks for all the info. And for the record I have never cleaned my windows 😝.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Lol.. thank you for watching

[@isaacholzwarth]

I clean windows professionally and occasionally make use of the double tilt windows. The bottom sash, in my experience, you can just tilt the bottom sash all the way down till it rests on the bottom frame of the window, and then tilt in the top one. Have never had a problem doing that? Also, he demonstrates at the end that the sashes are removable, which is another option when cleaning alone. Everything else was great information, but the cleaning issue was over exaggerated.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Issac, you're a pro. I don't think it's super difficult but if you were like me and had over 100,000 windows installed in people's homes, you'd realize that getting a few calls a month about this and having to dispatch a service tech can get expensive. I don't have much preference for either option except I see the drawbacks to DH not worth the effort or expense unless someone really wants it. Thank you for watching and your comment.

[@isaacholzwarth]

@@HoustonWindowExperts I understand that you probably get lots of calls about this. But that doesn't mean that in this video you have to make it look like you have to be a gymnast to clean the windows, that doesn't seem like it would help the situation, haha.

[@stanleylafond4650]

I'm a 77 year old who lives alone. I don't have to hold the one sash when I clean the other. I can just let the bottom sash tilt all the way down while I clean the top sash.

[@Wealtthywon]

Thank You, great video.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Thanks for watching

[@seandavis2520]

Very nice video... Use a barstool to hold up the windows so you can clean them! I do that with mine.. Mine are single hung and tilt.. And with your video I am glad that I didn't upgrade (if you will) to double hung! But I do have to get up on a ladder to clean the upper window. I also use Nufinish polish and it helps keep them clean longer..

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Thanks for the tip!

[@seandavis2520]

@@HoustonWindowExperts thanks for mentioning the wind... I live in Florida so I wont buy double hung until they make a change! Very informative videos!

[@timothythomasmellard4315]

thank you so very much for your explanations, i am a gc home owner in florida and am doing my own drawing and your tutoring on the subject has made me go with the single hung for my plans. As ya know fla has strict wind noa's and this is what I needed to find out, thank you so very much Tim M.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Tim, thank you for watching and your comment. I am glad I was able to help!

[@johnsands7166]

As a floridian, this was an incredibly informative video.

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Glad to hear that!

[@dannpd1955]

I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@deanowright359]

Great video !!

[@ladybug7967]

Goodness… you just saved me thousands of dollars. 🙏🙏🙏 single hung windows are the way to go.

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[@chooch5728]

Awesome info👍

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Thanks for watching

[@jannetteberends8730]

Thanks for the explanation. It’s very unlikely I come to visit yo, because I live in the Netherlands. But this thing came up in a video about the differences in windows in the USA and the UK. The single hung window is familiar to me, from older houses. The always got stuck, but that were the wooden ones. Double hung windows were not known to me. In my house I’ve got tilt and turn windows.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad that I could be of help.

[@lauram1875]

I think tilt and turn windows are used in Germany as well. I fell in love with their windows when I visited!

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Yes, they are.

[@writergadgetsworkflowwithk8466]

So informative! I’m replacing 22 windows soon. Wish you guys were in MD.

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[@BenRebekah]

Great video! Thanks!

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Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

[@wolfie1027]

This was educational..thanks. my issue is in holding animal rescues in my home. Closing the door at all times makes the room unbelievably muggy. I bought a portable AC for the horizontal windows in the bedroom. I was shocked my maintenance guy said as long as the ac hose was in the window I couldn't open it! I felt claustrophic for my rescues. Now im trying to find double hung. They cost a fortune. 400.00 for a 36"x36" @ home depot with an astronomical 400.00 more to install. I can get my maintenance guy to install but the cost is mind boggling. I want to be able to open the top window at times when its cooler in the evening! Sad things cost so much.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

Thanks for helping save the babies! I'm sorry about the costs issues. That actually sounds low compared to what we're seeing in Texas.

[@BayBay7300]

Great video

[@1stbump]

So why wouldn't you use the option to remove the double hung while cleaning instead of two people? I've been doing it for 30 years on mine all alone.

[@HoustonWindowExperts]

You can remove the bottom sash and the top sash if you would like. I've just found that many of my clients have trouble getting it positioned back in correctly. Like I said in the video, it's just a matter of preference.

[@TheHowells1]

Helpful! Thanks!

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