Window Type · Tilt & Turn
Two ways in. One window.
Dual-action steel tilt and turn windows tilt inward from the top for secure, weather-protected ventilation — or turn fully inward on side hinges for a full opening and easy interior cleaning. Every unit is custom fabricated to your exact opening on original European steel profiles.
Why Tilt & Turn Windows
One frame. Two functions.
Tilt and turn windows fold both ventilation and a full opening into a single sash. A single lever selects the mode — tilt for airflow, or turn for a wide-open swing — making them a favorite for bedrooms, upper floors, and anywhere egress and easy cleaning matter.
Secure Ventilation
Tilted from the top, the sash stays locked in place while allowing airflow — hard to force open from outside.
Full-Swing Access
Turned inward like a door, the sash opens completely for cleaning, moving furniture, or emergency egress.
Custom Fabricated
Every tilt and turn window is built to your exact dimensions, glazing specification, and finish.
How It Works
Two positions. One handle.
Turning the handle to a different position changes the entire way the window opens — no separate hardware or extra steps.
Tilt
The sash pivots inward from the bottom, hinged at the top corners, opening a narrow gap along the top of the frame — continuous ventilation with the sash still secured in the frame.
Turn
The sash swings fully inward on side hinges, like a door — the entire opening is clear for cleaning the exterior glass, moving large items through, or emergency egress.
Be Inspired
Tilt & turn windows. In place.
A pair of steel tilt and turn windows above a kitchen sink — one tilted open from the top for a steady breeze, hardware visible mid-turn, framing the garden beyond.
Choose the Right System
Built on the right system.
Available with original European steel profile systems selected to suit your project's performance requirements — we'll match the profile to your opening and climate.
Not sure which system fits? Share your opening and climate zone and we'll specify the right profile for you.
Designed for Performance
Glazing that suits the space.
Choose the glazing that meets your performance, privacy, and design goals — specified per opening to suit each tilt and turn window.
Built Around Your Opening
No stock sizes.
Every BlackFramed tilt and turn window is fabricated to approved shop drawings. Typical dimensions vary by profile system, glazing specification, and project requirements.
Made to Order
Manufactured specifically for your project.
Every tilt and turn window is manufactured specifically for your project — not from stock sizes. Hardware, glazing, and finishes are all selected to suit your architectural intent and performance requirements.
Common Questions
Tilt & turn windows, answered.
The questions we hear most from homeowners, designers, and architects specifying steel tilt and turn windows.
A tilt and turn window has a single sash that opens two different ways from one handle. Turning the handle to the up position tilts the sash inward from the top for ventilation; turning it to the side releases the sash to swing fully inward like a door. Built on a steel profile, it combines that dual function with the slim sightlines and durability of traditional steel.
Tilt and turn windows are ideal for bedrooms and upper floors, where secure ventilation and an emergency egress path both matter, and for any window where you need to clean the exterior glass from indoors. They're also a strong choice for apartments and multi-story homes.
Yes. In the tilt position the sash remains captured in the frame at the
top and bottom, held by concealed hardware — it opens only a narrow gap
for airflow and is far more resistant to forced entry than a fully open
window.
Yes. Because the dual-action hardware adds weight and load to the sash, we typically specify the thermally broken W50-TB or Secco OS2 75 profiles for tilt and turn units, which combine the strength needed for the mechanism with an insulating barrier that reduces heat transfer and condensation.
Yes. Turned fully inward, the sash provides a clear opening approaching the size of the window itself, making it suitable as an emergency egress point where required by code — a key reason it's specified in bedrooms.
Every BlackFramed tilt and turn window is made to order — never from stock sizes. Dimensions, hardware, glazing, and finishes are all specified to suit your architectural intent and performance requirements, then fabricated to approved shop drawings.
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Every BlackFramed opening is built on the same original European steel profiles — mix and match window and door types across a single elevation.
Start Your Project
Designed to work two ways.
Share your project details and we'll help specify the right steel tilt and turn window for your opening.