The wood double hung windows that we put in our barn make it look much better. We had originally had casement windows with no screens in it and we were always afraid of one of the kids going into the loft and falling out of them. The wood double hung windows lock too, which the old casement windows did not do.

The day that our twin two year old sons started walking was the day we knew we had to replace the casement windows in the barn. Up until then, we had kept them very close to us while we were outside. The fact that they were walking, made us realize that they would be running soon and want to go out and play in the back yard without us shortly after that.

The company that removed the casement windows, and installed the wood double hung windows told us that it was a very wise choice to replace them when we did because two of the casement windows had very tiny hairline cracks in them. If someone would have just leaned on them, they may have broken. I was happy to hear that the new windows were much safer and the company also showed me how you could clean them inside instead of standing on a big ladder like I used to do with the old ones.