HINGED AT THE BOTTOM · TILTS INHopper windowThe top of the sash tilts into the room. Best high on a wall in bathrooms, laundry rooms and garages, or paired with a fixed window. The screen goes on the outside.
Small impact windows that tilt in from the top for fresh air in bathrooms, laundry rooms and high walls, measured and installed by our own team.
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Hopper windows are hinged along the bottom of the sash. You release the latch at the top and the glass tilts into the room, so fresh air comes in over the top. They are short and wide, and they usually sit high on a wall where a full-size window will not fit.
That makes them a natural fit for bathrooms, laundry rooms, garages, the wall above a tub or shower, and the space above or below a fixed picture window. Up high, a hopper lets steam and hot air out while keeping your privacy.
Miami-Dade and Broward sit in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so every window on the house, small ones included, needs approved storm protection. An impact hopper does that on its own, with no shutters. We confirm the exact impact-rated product and its approval for your opening at the free estimate.
Small windows do a lot of work in a hot, humid house. Here is what a hopper does well.
Hopper and awning windows sit next to your other windows, so pick the look for the house first. Try single hung, horizontal roller, casement and picture windows in 5 ES frame colors on a South Florida model home, then we go over hopper and awning options with you at the free estimate.
Hopper and awning windows look almost the same when they are closed. The difference is the hinge, and it decides where each one works best.
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We confirm the impact-rated product, its Florida approval and the size for each opening at your free estimate.
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South Florida homes need windows that handle heat, humidity and hurricane season, and that includes the small ones. Hopper windows are compact, inward-opening windows that bring light and fresh air into bathrooms, laundry rooms and other tight spaces. Guardian Impact Windows and Roofing measures, permits and installs impact hopper windows for homeowners across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
The two get mixed up all the time, and most people search for awning windows when they mean either one. An awning window is hinged at the top and opens outward from the bottom, usually with a crank. A hopper window is hinged at the bottom and tilts inward from the top. Neither one is the fabric or metal awning that hangs over a window.
Choose a hopper when the window sits high on an inside wall, when an outward-opening sash would get in the way of a walkway, patio or narrow side yard, or when you want to pair it with a fixed window. Choose an awning when you want to leave the window open in light rain. For awning windows, Guardian installs the ES Windows ES-5500 impact awning.
Miami-Dade and Broward counties are in Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which has the strictest product-approval and installation rules in the state. Small windows have to meet the same rules as large ones. Guardian is a Certified General Contractor (CGC1524314) with more than 15 years of experience. We pull the permit, install with our own crew and schedule the city inspection that closes it out. Palm Beach County jobs follow the same steps.
If you have been searching for hopper or awning windows near you, we serve homes from Miami to West Palm Beach. Book a free in-home estimate and we will measure every opening, show you hopper, awning and fixed options, and walk you through pricing and financing. Call 786-654-8273 or use the form at the top of this page.
The hinge. A hopper window is hinged at the bottom and the top tilts into the room. An awning window is hinged at the top and the bottom swings out, usually with a crank. Closed, they look almost the same from the street.
In other parts of the country hoppers are known as basement windows. South Florida homes rarely have basements, so here they go in bathrooms, laundry rooms and garages, above a tub or shower, and above or below fixed picture windows.
It depends on the size, the glass, the product approval your opening needs and how many windows you replace at once. We measure and price every opening at a free in-home estimate, and financing is available at 2.9% APR or 60 months no interest while the sale lasts.
Yes. Window replacement needs a building permit in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, and Miami-Dade and Broward follow the stricter High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules. Guardian pulls the permit, installs the window and schedules the city inspection that closes it out.
Usually not. Building code requires every bedroom to have an emergency escape opening of a minimum clear size, and a hopper's tilted sash rarely gives you that. Use a hopper above or beside the bedroom's main window instead.
A hopper opens at the top, so wind-driven rain can get in if it is left open during a storm. An awning window opens at the bottom and sheds water better, which is why many people choose one for a wall that takes a lot of rain. Closed and latched, both are sealed impact windows.
Yes. A wind mitigation inspection looks at opening protection on every glazed opening, so small bathroom and laundry windows matter as much as the big ones. Ask your insurance agent how impact windows on every opening could affect your premium.
We install impact windows across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.