Inward-opening casement window in Schüco LivIng City

The Schüco LivIng City is the version of the LivIng Variant in which the sash is recessed into the outer frame, with straight, flat lines — the cleanest-looking of the four LivIng versions we supply, and not the same as the Vlak, which is the LivIng 82. The City is 120 mm deep, with a 6+1 chamber system in outer frame and sash, a sightline that starts at 92 mm, and a rebate for glass or a panel up to 52 mm thick. The stated heat transfer value for the profile is Uf 1.1 W/m²K; watertightness class 9A, air permeability class 4 and wind load class C5/B5. If you want a LivIng with a shallower frame, see the Vlak (82 mm); if you want the recessed sash with a chamfered face, see Verdiept 6° or 15°.

Schüco's uPVC system with a recessed sash: 120 mm frame depth, straight, clean lines.

A side-hung casement opens only one way — it turns inward on its hinges — and that is exactly why it costs less than a tilt and turn window.

A tilt and turn window has two positions: tilt (a gap at the top, secure enough to leave open overnight) and turn (fully open, also for cleaning). An inward-opening side-hung casement has only the second. That means less hardware and so a lower price, and the window stays just as easy to clean from inside. What you give up is the tilt position: there is no way to set the window to a small gap without it also being able to swing fully open.

The standard size is 1,000 × 1,400 mm, hinged on the left; in the configurator you set the size yourself, and you tell us the hinge side with your quote request. Choose a side-hung casement for a room where you rarely tilt and do value the full airflow when it's open — a store room, a garage, or a window nobody leaves on a night-time gap.

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