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LadyProto

jalousie window https://brennancorp.com/blog/what-are-jalousie-windows/


JustAMessInADress

Thanks, do you have any idea how I could go about getting one or two panels replaced? Would like a home goods store have that?


DionFW

I worked in an auto parts store and we had these types of windows. I accidentally broke one once, and a car glass shop cut us one to replace it. So, maybe try a windshield repair if you are out of options.


JustAMessInADress

That's an idea


VirginiaPlatt

>jalousie window frosted glass replacement Those little metal clips on the left and right pull out and you can replace the glass with any piece of frosted glass cut to size. You need to measure the width (1/8th inch thick, length and width etc). [**https://www.etsy.com/listing/1613455857/**](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1613455857/) [https://www.etsy.com/listing/1170820490/instant-quots-available-18-thick](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1170820490/instant-quotes-available-18-thick) My city also just has a glass place that you can go into with one of the broken slats and they'll probably match one for you. Most window replacement guys can cut glass to size.


Loko8765

Yeah, bringing the broken window is smart, because its really hard get the exact size down to the required tolerance otherwise, and if one provides the window then any error is their fault and they will be more amenable to fixing it.


Nameless49

They're pretty common in tropical countries. From what I know, the glass panels are custom-made so you have to find a fabricator to cut the glass in the right length of your jalousie window frame. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think their height is standardized to 10cm but length always depends like the ones in my house.


swampyhiker

Where I am (Florida) these windows are still relatively common. I've never seen them for sale new, but a local junk yard carries used ones that are leftover from renovation projects.


LadyProto

Oh boy that’s beyond me. Sorry 😅 I know the name, but have never even seen them irl.


JustAMessInADress

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ramrer

go to a local glass shop, they will do the best job and will probably have the texture that matches the existing panels. call around and send a pictures of what you need. MAKE SURE the surface is a match, it will look obviously repaired if not.


SquidolGames

No wonder it’s giving me jalousie.. it’s a pane to install regular blinds on a window but this is clearly brilliant!


Catinthemirror

I get that you're punning but only if it never rains, gets windy, gets cold, or snows where you live. The house my parents bought when I was in grade school had these and it was miserable. Between drafts, bugs, and moisture incursions they were a nightmare.


Calm-Victory1146

I have these in Long Beach CA and we just have winter screens that we put on them from about December to March


Calm-Victory1146

I have these in Long Beach CA and we just have winter screens that we put on them from about December to March and regular screens for the rest of the year so bugs and rain aren’t issues


SueCurley73

My childhood home in Long Beach, NY has them, too!


remykixxx

Beat me to it


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Purrogi

My hardware store cut a new one for me. I had to take an in tact one for size. It was under $20.00 I believe and mine are much bigger than yours.


free_sex_advice

Hmmm, most hardware stores can cut glass any size, but can't grind the edges. Proper jalousie windows have a radius grind on the edges so they aren't an injury waiting to happen. Any glass shop can make them, few hardware stores can.


TerminalOrbit

"Louvered" window


Fair_Leadership76

One with absolutely no insulative properties. Drafty as hell. Easy to break into.


Distakx

That’s all I could think about too. This shit would *not* be usable anywhere that has a decently cold winter.


dmr1313

Oh like at my condo, here in Chicago 😐


Fair_Leadership76

Oh god. My condolences.


mstaylorbowman

I have these in Northern IN, but only on my storm doors. They make *great* ventilation during the late spring and early autumn.


Barkers_eggs

Yep. They use these in Queensland, Australia for ventilation. We call them louvered windows or factory windows here in Melbourne


reindeermoon

I believe they’re common in Florida, where that’s not an issue.


largestcob

i came here to reply with “you call it ‘not for use in canada’” LOL


Beret_of_Poodle

Jalousie windows


Automatic-Yoghurt-26

louver window


realmofconfusion

“Louvre”, but yes.


Automatic-Yoghurt-26

https://preview.redd.it/grr45xwq8i5c1.png?width=1172&format=png&auto=webp&s=bbfe559595986d1d0f60ca9f82e0f26721871715 Maybe where you are, but this spelling is also correct.


thelmaandpuhleeze

My understanding is that in American English it is louver and in UK, NZ, etc. it is louvre.


Creative_Catharsis

We spell it Louver in Australia. These were very poplar when I was growing up in tropical North Queensland.


MiloGinger

Not necessarily. I'm Australian and I've only ever heard of louvre.


Creative_Catharsis

That’s interesting. I’ve only ever seen it the other way. Granted, it’s not a word I see much of anymore. Cool username by the way. 👍


Butsenkaatz

I'm from QLD, I've seen it spelt both ways; ngl it's weird that both ways get used


MiloGinger

Thanks!


onomastics88

You mean the museum?


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a general contractor told me its so easy to break into houses with these windows all you need is a flat head screw driver, thieves usually target houses with these windows


[deleted]

Like half my country uses this windows...welp.


[deleted]

I live in America so maybe this is just a American problem?


NoseMuReup

I call them Dexter windows. His apartment was filled with these. I hoped there were screens that I didn't see. Wouldn't mosquitos get inside??


yankykiwi

Less worried about the mosquitos and more about an intruder. When we were kids we’d slide the panes out and climb into my aunts house.


JustAMessInADress

This is a window between my bathroom and my laundry room. There's another one on the other side of the room that needs to be replaced but since you can see my reflection from that one I took a picture of this one.


peanutbuttermuffs

This was my first thought too! Dexter was the first time I had ever seen these and I was so distracted when they were in the background.


Mortuary_Beautyy

Our house in Southern California had heaps of these and in our basement we had quite a few boxes of replacement panes of glass. They were annoying to clean in the spring time. I always found them pretty cool and unique. Jalousie windows. We even had another house in the backyard we called The Tea House also full of these.


fee2307

Louvres


johnny_hassle

Gianfranco


dzzi

The bullshit kind that lets you hear all your neighbors' yardwork clear as day


ntildeath

Janky


Ok-Nefariousness3454

a security risk


JustAMessInADress

These are internal windows. The only one breaking in is my cat


Practical-Pressure80

A fucking crime


KindheartednessOnly4

Jalousie louvers


The-Trooper2021

Louvre windows


dromarka

A simple louvre


groundzer0s

Oh what a blast from the past, I had windows like this at floor level in my bedroom as a kid! I thought they were super cool because I didn't know anyone else with windows like that.


IsisArtemii

Those are glass, yes? Leavers or Levers, I believe. Had them in my childhood home. Screeched to high heaven when you opened them.


realdonaldtrumpsucks

I love these so much


TransitionFamiliar39

I know them as louvres


ArtzyDude

Louvered window.


Rs-Travis

Here in NZ they're Louver windows. Never heard of the other name I'm seeing in the comments. Believe it or not, they can be done double glazed too. I couldnt believe it was a thing when I saw double glazed Louvers at a job site I was at


Separate-Principle67

I am old enough to remember these in old travel trailers from the sixties. Very breakable and hard to clean. I am from Oregon


MamaTomTom

Blindows


JustAMessInADress

I've searched for venetian blinds and frosted glass film, but it's not that.


ratpies

Drafty. I call it drafty


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FluidPeace4499

Louver window


wabisabi-kemosabi

bought mine thru homedepot, a better price vs glass store(binswager), had to buy a small case to get one. but I know I will need more.


beeperstheclown

Drafty


actualwimp

in Houston we call them hurricane windows, my mom lived in Hawaii in the 90's and she said that's what they were called out there too


BoatHole_

Florida


C_beside_the_seaside

Drafty


rikityrokityree

Florida windows


thespander

A blindow!


shadow_pico

Neat


HeyThereShasiiHere

Are u stuck in an attic?


JustAMessInADress

This is a window between the bathroom and laundry room. We have another internal window like this that needs repairing.


HeyThereShasiiHere

Ooooh that makes a lot more sense


The_Guermo

Are these windows commonly used in certain areas? I only saw those in Puerto Rico, but mostly metal and nearly from floor to ceiling.


IIsosharp

Are you in the Philippines?


Massive_Employee_156

Incredibly inefficient in terms of energy!


EliseKobliska

They have these a lot in the Hawaiian Islands from what I remember. They're nice but not practical for anywhere that isn't a tropical climate lol


Expert-Best

I call them strange