Building Materials - Windows

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An opening in the wall of a building for admitting light and air, usually fitted with a frame in which are set operable sashes containing panes of glass.

Windows

A window in or under a gable

Gable Window

A bay window supported from below by corbels or brackets

Oriel Window

A vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.

Dormer Window

A vertical window set below the line of a sloped roof.

Internal Dormer

A dormer window in a roof or spire.

Lucarne

A comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze or dormer; also called oeil-de-boeuf.

Oxeye

A window or series of windows projecting outward from the main wall of a building and forming a bay or alcove in a room within, esp. one having its own foundation.

Bay Window

A bay window having a rounded projection. A bay window has three openings, available in angled projections. A bow window usually has four or five.

Bow Window

A large, usually fixed single-pane window placed to frame an attractive view.

Picture Window

A non-bearing wall composed primarily of vertical and horizontal members containing a combination of fixed lights and operating sashes.

Window Wall

A horizontal band of windows, separated only by mullions

Ribbon Window

A portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior; also called clearstory.

Clerestory Window

Name Window Types Based on Location

Gable Window, Oriel, Domer Window, Internal Domer, Oxeye, Bay Window, Bow Window, Picture Window, Window Wall, Ribbon Wall, CIerestory

Cannot be opened, consisting of a stationary sash and frame. It provides 0% or no ventilation; also called fixed light or fixed sash.

Fixed Window

A window with two sashes, but only the lower sash is movable. Since only the lower sash is operational, this type of window requires cleaning from the outside.

Single-Hung Window

A window with two vertically sliding sashes, each in separate grooves or tracks, allowing independent movement. Easier maintenance, as both upper and lower sashes can be manipulated for ventilation. Hung Sash

Double-Hung Window

A vertically sliding window sash balanced by a counterweight or a pretensioned spring, enabling easy movement. Also called a balanced sash.

Hung Sash

The rail where each sash meets in a double-hung window when closed.

Meeting Rail

Types of Sliding Windows, The most common type of sliding window. It has two panels where one or both of the panels slide left and right to allow ventilation into the room.

2-Panel Slider

Types of Sliding Windows, Has the middle panel fixed, while the other two side panels slide to the middle to open and close the window.

3-Panel Slider

A sash that opens by moving horizontally along grooves or tracks at the top and bottom of the window frame.

Sliding Sash

Name the Components and Accessories of Sliding Window

Top guides, Nylon wheels, Upper channel, Shoe extrusion, Lower rail, Safety stopper, Child Window lock, Adustable Sliding Window/ Door Safety Lock Stopper, Push Type Sliding Window Handle

A window having one or more sashes swinging outward on hinges generally attached to the top of the frame. Provides 100% opening.

Awning Window

A casement or awning window in which the inner end of the sash slides along a track on the sill or jamb as the sash swings outward.

Projected Window

A window having one or more sashes swinging inward on hinges generally attached on the bottom; also called a hospital window

Hopper Window

A window light hinged on the bottom and swinging inward; also called hospital light.

Hopper Light

One of the triangular draft barriers on each side of a hopper light. Provides 100% opening

Hopper

A window with at least one casement, often used in combination with fixed lights; provides 100% opening.

Casement Window

A window sash opening on hinges generally attached to the upright side of its frame.

Casement

A pair of casements with rabbeted meeting stiles, hung in a frame having no mullion.

Folding Casement

The stile of a window frame from which a casement is hung.

Hanging Stile

One of the abutting stiles in a pair of casement windows.

Meeting Stile

Parts of Awning & Hopper Windows

Awning Window, Projected Window, Hopper Light, Hopper

Parts of Casement Windows

Casement, Folding casemnet, Hanging Stile, Meeting Stile

A hinge for an outward-swinging casement window, located to allow cleaning from the inside when the window is open.

Extension Casement Hinge

A bar for holding a casement

Casement Stay

A gearless device for operating a casement and holding it in an open position

Lever Operator

A handle that locks a hinged sash in a closed position by welding it against a keeper plate; also called locking handle.

Cam Handle

A crank-driven worm drive for opening and closing awning windows, casement windows, and jalousies.

Roto Operator

A gearless device for operating a casement and holding it in an open position

Lever Operator

A handle that locks a hinged sash in a closed position by welding it against a keeper plate; also called locking handle.

Cam Handle

A crank-driven worm drive for opening and closing awning windows, casement windows, and jalousies.

Roto Operator

A window having a sash that rotates 90° or 180° about a vertical or horizontal axis at or near its center, used in air-conditioned multi-story or high-rise buildings and operated only for cleaning, maintenance, or emergency ventilation.

Pivoted Window

A window having horizontal glass or wood louvers which pivot simultaneously in a common frame, used primarily in mild climates to control ventilation and to cut off visibility from the outside.

Jalousie Window

A blind or shutter having horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude sun and rain.

Jalousie

The angle below which something can be seen when viewed through a louver.

Shielding Angle

Label Casement Components & Accessories

Extension Casement Operator, Casement Stay, Lever Operator, Roto Operator, Cam Handle

Name Parts of Pivoted Window

Top Rail, Pivot Hinge, Catch, keep, Head, Jamb, Cill

Name the tool

Pivot Hinge

Name the tool

Jalousie Window Side Strip

Name the tool

Jalousie Window Operator

Refers to the part of the window that receives and holds the sash and other necessary window hardware. It is fixed and non-operable.

Frame

The fixed frame of a window, consisting of two jambs, a head, and a sill.

Window Frame

A manufactured assembly of a frame, sash, glazing, and necessary hardware, made to fit a window opening.

Window Unit

The fixed or movable framework of a window or door in which panes of glass are set.

Sash

The ornamental detail of a building, esp. the molded framework around door and window openings.

Dressing

Parts of Window

Sash, Window Unit, Window Frame, Dressing

Parts of Windows

Exterior Casings, Head, Muntin (Grille), Meeting Rails (Check Rail), Double Glazing, Sill, Double Sill, Stile, Rail, Inside Casing, Jamb, Stool, Apron

Parts of Window

Upper Sash, Lower Sash, Glass (glazing), Mullion (between windows), Flashing, Vertical muntin, Horizontal muntin, Brick mold or trim, Sill

The uppermost horizontal part or member of the window

Head

The two vertical side members of the window

Jamb

The bottom horizontal member of the window with the upper surface usually sloped to shed rainwater

Sill

An additional sill fitted to a window frame to allow rainwater to drip further away from the wall surface

Sub Sill

This is the horizontal ledge formed by the flat area upon which a window shuts down called the stool at the base of the window opening.

Windowsill

The flat piece of trim immediately beneath the stool of a window sill.

Apron

The finishing trim work around a window opening. It consists of head and jamb casings, window sills, and aprons.

Casing Trim

Hides or conceals the joint or gap between the window and surrounding wall surface.

Head and Jamb Casing

This is the continuous casing with the same profile that surrounds a window.

Architrave

An elements of the sash, a single unit of glass set in a sash; a division of a window

Pane

An elements of the sash, the panes or sheets of glass set in the sash

Glazing

An elements of the sash, the horizontal part framing a sash

Rails

An elements of the sash, the upright or vertical members framing a window sash.

Stiles

An elements of the sash, the vertical members holding the edges of the window panes

Muntins

An elements of the sash, refers to the vertical member separating a series of windows

Mullions

Building laws Part 1

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Building laws Part 1