Non-opening windows in single-family homes are most often part of a large room or balcony glazing. Much less often they are installed as the only glazing in the room.. Read this article and find out where and when to install non-opening windows. 
“Deaf” rehau metal-plastic windows are a cheaper option, than standard sash or sliding doors - since they do not require fittings and have fewer profiles. Available in various sizes, they can also be bought to order when comparing the features and sizes of window openings.
note! There are two types of non-opening windows available on the market:
- glazed directly in the glass unit (Most Popular);
- glazed in the wing (like standard windows, but without fittings).
Non-opening windows in the residential and technical part of the house
Fixed glazing is most often part of a set of balcony or terrace windows. It is a dividing unit that is the ideal solution, when you want to get the best eye contact with the garden. And access to a terrace or garden is guaranteed by movable wings.
Non-opening window as part of the balcony set, this is not the only true possibility of using such windows in residential premises. You can install these windows in technical or business premises., in which you provide the interior with lighting. It is important to note, that they have thinner frames, which means they provide more light. However, one should keep in mind, that in rooms equipped with similar windows, proper ventilation is necessary - since they do not give you the opportunity to manually ventilate the premises. This is especially important, when windows are installed in the kitchen, dressing room or laundry.
Blind window - on the ground floor or attic?
Non-opening windows are most often used on the ground floor, as on higher floors, you will have problems washing or maintaining them, but if- as mentioned above, they are part of the balcony set - then you will probably have access to the outside of the window from the balcony.
but, in the attic you can also find such windows. Most often found as top or bottom of dormers.
You can often see a roof window and a bottom window combined with it using a special flange., often exactly “deaf”. Roof window, thus extended downward as an additional element. Such a window, in addition to increasing the lighting of the attic, increases the field of view through it.
In the attic, you can use other combined windows.. They are made from one profile, and may be triangular, rectangular or arc-shaped, which additionally makes the premises in the attic unusual. Opening extensions are mounted above the roof window, Consequently, their application does not require a high fracture wall.
Non-opening windows, glazing in a glass unit or in a frame?
Указанные окна могут быть интегрированы с функциональными подвижными окнами. Тем не менее, если вы хотите навсегда установить комбинированное окно – открывающееся с неоткрывающимся вы должны выбрать то, которое застекленное в пакете. Застекленные открываемые окна с стеклопакетом имеют более узкие рамки. Видимое различие положения стекла в обоих окнах может выглядеть немного непривлекательно.
Примечание: так как стеклопакет в крыле является не таким уж дешевым, вы можете переосмыслить свою общую сборку окна.
Non-opening windows - rules
In houses, in which mechanical ventilation works, non-openable windows can be installed in almost any room. Of course, such a solution does not occur in residential buildings, but worth knowing, that the rules do not restrict the installation of fixed windows.
but, if individual houses are equipped with gravity ventilation, such windows can only make up half of the applied glazing, the area of which must be at least 1/8 floor area (in living quarters).
So you found out where non-openable windows are used.. But if you have a double-glazed window on the windows and you are tormented by the stuffiness, and also no time to ventilate the room, check out the expert advice in the following video. Enjoy watching.
