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"Jon Danniken" wrote:

camryguy89 wrote:
Hi, I am purchasing a property in Nova Scotia, (Hot Summers, Cold
Winters). The property is approx. 60 years old and has had some
upgrades done over the past number of years. However, one thing that
has never been done to the house was the addition of new windows. The
existing windows are old wooden sliders with aluminum storm windows
outside. They aren't very efficient and are ugly from both the inside
and outside. My Question is this...Which should I buy, casement
windows or Double hung? I like the look of casements, but I have heard
in the past that they can give you problems, (mechanically) later on.
At the same time, I'm not a huge fan of double hung windows, but less
parts mean less wear which means better overall lifespan. Is this true
or just a myth. feel free to comment.

Horizontal slider - best of both worlds.

Jon

Agreed. I was always partial to double-hungs, never liked casement. The
newly remodeled place that the chick and I just bought has some good
quality sliders, and I really like them. They're a far cry from those
last-century trailer-quality aluminum single-pane sliders that we all
used to snicker at.