Types of Windows Flashcards
Opens side to side, left or right. One side opens, half screen
Slider
Opens up and down, tilts in
Hung
both sashes move up and down, full or half screens
Double Hung
Bottom sash moves up and down, half screen
Single Hung
Stationary window. Non opening. No screen
Picture/Solid
Cranks out to open to the left or right, full interior screen
Casement
Cranks out upward, full interior screen
Awning
Sizing at ¼ ½ ¼ . ¼ ‘s slide into the middle. Full screens on ends, can be sized at 1/3 1/3 1/3. Ends will slide
Endvent
Half round, non opening. (vinyl)
Circle Top
This is an entry point in the house. One sash can slide. Handle on either left or right side. Screen on outside
Doorwall
Checkerboard pattern for glass. Between the panes.
Grid
Checkerboard pattern for glass. On the inside of the house, touchable
Grill
Grids that runs along the perimeter of the sash.
Prairie Grids
Spacer between 2 windows
Mullions
The size of the hole to be cut where there isn’t any window currently
Cut-out
The size of the space to be cut to incorporate a longer window
Cut-in
The size of the area to be removed to make a window smaller
Build-up
Glass that is designed to shatter to small bits if broken. Needed when: the glass pack is 18” or closer to ground, in the tub area of the bathroom, or the landing of a staircase
Tempered Glass
¼ round molding that frames the window
Stops
Picture frame molding on the drywall around the window opening
Case Molding
The stop, jamb, and case molding used to trim out the interior of the window
Bucks
Shelf at bottom of window, marblite or wood
Sill
Secondary security lock for doorwalls. Pin that juts down into frame so door can not be opened.
Kick Lock
