Is an awning window good for a bathroom?

Yes. It stays open in light rain, vents steam high on the wall, and takes obscure glass for privacy. Put the crank where you can reach it without leaning over the tub, and ask the pro whether glass that close to a tub should be tempered.

Can a basement awning window count as an egress window?

Usually not. Most basement awnings are too small, and the tilted sash and operator arms take up part of the opening. A bedroom window has to meet Ontario's minimum clear opening and open from inside without tools. That often means a larger slider or casement, which is permit work. See basement egress windows.

Can I swap a small basement awning for a bigger window?

Yes, but it's no longer a same-size swap. Widening or deepening the opening in the foundation wall needs a City building permit, and a deeper window usually needs a new or larger window well that drains. The pro checks the wall and the grade outside before quoting.

My awning window has fogged between the panes. Can just the glass be replaced?

Usually. Haze trapped inside the glass tells you the sealed unit's edge seal has failed. With a sound sash and hinges, only the glass unit is remade and fitted. If the sash is warped or the operator is also worn, a new sash or window may make more sense.

What affects the cost of an awning window?

Mainly what's wrong and where it is. A new operator or weatherstrip is a small job; new glass is more, and a new window more again. Size, glass type and access count too: a window below grade or upstairs takes more work.

Awning windows · Mississauga

Awning windows: ventilation that works in the rain

An awning window is hinged at the top and cranks outward from the bottom. Open, the glass tilts out so light rain runs off it, not in. It's one of several window types we help with. We connect you with an independent local window pro who repairs and replaces awnings, and the pro handles the quote and the job.

Crank, hinge and seal repairs
Glass-only swaps when the sash is sound
Plain answers on basement bedrooms

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Obscure glass keeps the privacy; the top hinge lets steam out.

Good fits

Where awning windows make sense

Bathrooms

High over a tub, it lets steam out while shedding rain.

Basements

Short, wide openings suit a top-hinged sash.

Under a fixed pane

In a combination window, the fixed glass gives the view and the awning below it gives the air.

Tower suites

The opening vent in a window-wall is often awning-style. It may belong to the corporation, so the management office is the first call.

Repairs

Common repairs: operators, hinges, seals

When an awning sticks or hangs crooked, look at the hardware before the window. Awnings use the same kind of crank as casement windows, which pros call the operator.

A crank that turns freely means stripped operator gears. A crooked sash means a loose arm or worn hinges. A flattened weatherstrip can be replaced on its own. More hardware help is on window repair.

Fog between the panes is different: the sealed unit, the glass part, has failed. If the sash is sound, a new unit can be set into it; see foggy window repair.

Replacement

Replacing an awning window same-size

When the frame is soft or parts are no longer made, a new window in the same opening is the usual answer. The City of Mississauga's permit page says a same-size window needs no building permit; a new or bigger opening does, and zoning still applies. Condo suites and condo townhouses need the corporation's say first.

A same-size swap can also change the style, say to a casement. Retrofit and full-frame installs are explained on replacement windows.

Finishing a basement

Basement bedrooms: awning vs egress size

A basement awning is usually too small for a bedroom. Under Ontario's building code, a bedroom with no door to the outside needs an escape window, with a minimum clear opening and minimum width and height, that opens from inside without tools.

The tilted sash and operator arms also eat into the opening. A slider or casement in a larger opening is the more common answer, and enlarging the opening needs a City permit. Our basement and egress windows page covers the rules, permits and window wells.

Price factors

What affects the price

The part that failed: operator, hinges, seal or glass
Size, and whether it's part of a combination window
Glass: obscure, tempered, double or triple pane
Location: over a tub, below grade or upstairs
For a new window, the frame and install method

Tell us the room and the rough width and height. A photo of the crank and a frame corner helps.

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Questions

Awning window questions

Explore your options

Awning repairs and replacements come up in houses of every era, including Applewood, Meadowvale, Churchill Meadows and Clarkson & Lorne Park.

Send the window size and the room

Let us know the room, the rough size, and whether it sits over a tub, below grade or under a fixed pane. We'll send it to an independent local window pro for a quote. Ask whether a new crank or seal will do before you price a new window.