Construction: WINDOWS (DK ching parts, types, hardware)

Window

an opening in a wall or door that usually contains a sheet of glass

Window unit

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

Sash

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

Window Frame

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

Dressing

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

Pane

One of the divisions of a window or door, consisting of a single unit of glass set in a frame

Rail

The horizontal members framing a window sash.

Glazing

Refers to the panes or sheets of glass set in the sashes of a window.

Window Pane

A pane glass filling window sash

muntin

A rabbeted member for holding the edges of windowpanes within a sash. Also called a glazing bar or sash bar.

Mullion

Vertical members dividing windows into different numbers of lights.

Light / day

A medium admitting light, as one compartment of a window or window sash.

Head

The flashing over window opening or a projection in a masonry wall.

Drip

Any of various devices for shedding rainwater to keep it from running down a wall or falling onto the sill of an opening.

Drip cap

A projecting molding over an exterior door or window opening for catching and shedding rainwater.

back band

It is a molding applied around the sides and tops of windows and doors.

Window sill

The horizontal member at the base of a window opening, especially the ledge formed by such a member

slip sill

A sill cut to fit between the jambs of a window or door opening

lug sill

A sill extending beyond a window or door opening and built into the jambs.

horn

That part of a jamb extending above the head of the door or window frame, or the horizontal extension of a window sill beyond the jamb.

stool

The interior sill of the window

Apron / skirt

A flat piece of trim immediately beneath the stool of a window.

Back

The area of interior wall, paneled between a window sill and the floor

Subsill

An additional sill fitted to a window frame to cause rainwater to drip farther away from a wall surface. Also called sill drip molding.

Check throat

A groove cut or formed on the underside of a sill or other exterior horizontal member to prevent the capillary flow of rainwater to a wall.

Wash/Weathering

the upper surface of a building member, such as a window sill or coping, sloped to shed rainwater.

Fixed window

A type of window that cannot be opened or closed.

Sliding window

A type of window having two or more sashes, of which at least one slides along horizontal grooves or tracks.

Sliding sash

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

Double-hung window

A type of window having two vertically sliding sashes, each in separate grooves or tracks and closing a different part of the window.

box-head window

A double-hung window constructed with a pocket in the head, into which one or both sashes can pass to increase the opening available for ventilation.

drop window

A window constructed with a pocket below the sill, into which a sash can slide to increase the opening available for ventilation.

Single-hung window

A window having 2 sashes, only one is movable

Yoke

A horizontal piece forming the top of a frame for a double hung window.

Stop / sash stop / window stop

A strip of molding along the inside of the window frame for holding a sliding sash or against which the sash closes

stop bead

A strip of molding along the inside of a window frame for holding a sliding sash.

parting bead / parting strip

A molding strip on each side of a double-hung window frame that separates the sashes.

Blind casing

The rough casing of a box frame to which trim is secured

Box frame

A window frame having hollow jambs or mullions for sash weights

Hanging stile

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

Sash weight

A cylindrical casing of iron or lead used as a counterweight to balance a vertically sliding window sash

Sash line

A rope (sash cord) or chain (sash chain) for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight

Sash ribbon

A strip of steel or aluminum alloy used in place of a sash cord to connect a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight

pocket piece

A removable part of a hanging stile permitting access to insert a sash weight or to replace the sash line

Sash fast/fastener

A window fastener that swings from one sash's meeting rail to engage a spur on the other.

check rail

a meeting rail, esp. one closing against a corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap.

Plain rail

A meeting rail equal in thickness to the other members of the window frame

Casement window

A type of window with at least one casement, often used in combination with fixed lights

Cam handle

A handle that locks a hinged sash in a closed position by wedging it against a keeper plate.

Wicket screen

A small sliding or hinged portion of a larger screen providing access for operating a window sash

Roto operator

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

Meeting stile

One of the abutting stiles in a pair of double doors or in a pair of casements.

Folding casement

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

hanging stile

What stile of a window frame from which a casement is hung? (D)

French Window

A pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as a doorway, esp. from a room to an outside porch or terrace.

cremorne bolt

A vertical bolt with two rods operated by a knob, securing a French window by extending into the head and sill pockets.

balconet

A railing extending from a window to the floor, resembling a balcony when the window is open.

Hopper window/light

A type of window that is hinged at the bottom and swings inward of the house.

Awning Window

A type of window having one or more sashes swinging outward on hinges, generally attached to the top of the frame.

Projected 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.

Pivoted window

A window with a ventilating sash that rotates 90° to 180° around the header and sill or side jamb

Jalousie Window

Horizontal adjustable louvers in a metal frame that pivot together, used in mild climates for ventilation and privacy.

Jalousie

A blind or shutter (can be moved) made of a row of angled slats.

Shielding angle

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

Picture window

A type of fixed window to frame an attractive exterior view

Ribbon wall

A horizontal band of windows, separated only by mullions

Window wall

A nonbearing wall composed primarily of vertical and horizontal framing members containing a combination of fixed lights and operating sashes

Clerestory

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

Bay window

A type of window projecting from the surface of the wall to allow light from three sides.

Bow window

A type of bay window having a rounded projection.

Dormer window

A type of vertical window in a projection built out on a sloping roof.

Oxeye

A type of small round or oval window, as in frieze or dormer. also called oeil-de-boeuf.

Gable window

A type of window in or under a gable.

Oriel window

A type of bay window that is cantilevered or corbelled from the wall using projecting stones.

Meshrebeeyeh

An oriel with latticework that allows airflow while concealing the interior, common in Cairo and Levantine towns.

lychnoscope

A type of small window set low in the wall of a medieval church, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside.

Awning

a rooflike cover, often made of canvas, which extends over an area or a window as a shelter.

storm window

A supplementary sash placed outside an existing window as additional protection against severe weather

Combination window

A type of window equipped with interchangeable screen and glass sections for summer and winter use.

Weather stripping

It seal gaps around doors and windows to block light, air, and moisture, preventing leaks by rerouting water away from openings.

V-strips / tension seal

A type of weather strip, durable, self-stick plastic or metal strip folded into a 'V' shape that springs open to seal gaps.

Reinforced Foam

A type of weather strip made from foam or EPDM rubber with adhesive backing, ideal for sealing odd-shaped cracks due to its varied sizes.