Inward-opening casement in VEKA Softline 76 MD

Softline 76 MD sits between VEKA's 70 and 82: 76 mm frame depth, five chambers and a Uf of 1.1 W/m²K. MD stands for Mitteldichtung, a centre seal. Between outer frame and sash there are three sealing levels instead of two, with the extra seal in the middle of the profile. The glazing rebate is 28 mm deep and takes glass up to 48 mm. As standard the profile is prepared for RC 2 burglar resistance; reaching the class itself needs matching hardware and glass. The chambers carry steel reinforcement, and the walls meet class A of DIN EN 12608. For the outside there are more than fifty colours and finishes, aluminium cover shells in RAL colours or the VEKA SPECTRAL surfaces. Compared with the 70 AD you gain a seal, room for thicker glass and a better Uf. The window opens inwards: tilt and turn, side-hung, tilt-only or a door.

VEKA with a centre seal, prepared for RC 2: 76 mm, glass up to 48 mm and Uf 1.1 W/m²K.

New build. Suitable. If you want the profile to insulate a little better still, look at the Softline 82 MD.

Renovation. Suitable. At 76 mm the frame sits less far into the wall than a profile of 82 mm or more.

VEKA Softline 70 AD. Same make, 6 mm shallower and with a rebate seal: two seals instead of three. You see less profile, 99 mm of frame and sash against 112 mm, but the Uf rises from 1.1 to 1.3 and the glass can be no more than 42 mm thick.

VEKA Softline 82 MD. Also a centre seal, but 6 mm deeper, with 7 chambers in the outer frame against 5 and Uf 1.0 against 1.1. It takes glass up to 54 mm. In view there is little in it: 114 mm against 112 mm.

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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