Floor-to-ceiling fixed picture window framing a coastal landscape, narrow black aluminum frame

Aluminum windows

Fixed and Picture Windows

A fixed or picture window is a single non-opening pane set in a slim frame, built to maximize glass and frame an uninterrupted view. With no opening hardware, it carries the largest glass area and the narrowest sightline of the range. Crateworks builds NFRC-certified fixed-picture windows in thermally-broken aluminum with AAMA 2605 PVDF finish and CSA A440-22 cold-climate on file.

Fixed and Picture Windows spec into Maison Collection, Modern, Farmhouse, and Foundry builds. Multi-tag products are shown with the same canonical URL across every look they appear in.

Best for

Feature walls, stairwell and gable openings, and pairing beside opening windows to extend the glass without adding more vents.

  • NFRC certified
  • CSA A440-22
  • AAMA 2605
  • STC 56

Crateworks holds NFRC certifications across casement, tilt-turn, fixed-picture, awning, sliding, bifold, entry, swing, and arc-top configurations. Cert IDs disclosed on quote.

CSA A440-22 cold-climate certified #80224506. U = 0.236 to 0.387 depending on configuration.

AAMA 2605 PVDF coating, 20-year finish warranty.

STC 56 acoustic per ASTM E90.

Built to your opening

Every window made to order.

You specify the configuration axes below; we build to it. Frame colors are called out by RAL number.

  • Size
  • Glass (double or triple LowE Argon)
  • Color (RAL)
  • Finish (AAMA 2605 PVDF)

Regional posture

Spec by region.

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Common questions

A fixed or picture window is a window that does not open. Because it has no sash hardware or opening mechanism, it holds a larger pane in a thinner frame than an opening window, which is why it is used where the goal is light and view rather than ventilation.
Yes. A common layout sets a large fixed picture window in the center with opening casement or tilt-and-turn windows beside it, so you get the wide glass of the fixed pane plus ventilation from the units flanking it. Crateworks builds the set to your opening.
Yes. This configuration is NFRC certified. CSA A440-22 #80224506 is on file for cold-climate Canadian projects. AAMA 2605 PVDF finish, 20-year coating. STC 56 acoustic per ASTM E90. Cert PDFs are disclosed on every quote.

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Built to your opening

Get a quote on fixed and picture windows.

Send your opening sizes. Built to order in thermally-broken aluminum, shipped direct.