Backgrounds Window styles Window treatments Categories of windows
Backgrounds Window styles & Window treatments
Categories of windows ¬Functional windows ¬Decorative windows
Window styles depend on: ¬Exterior style of house ¬Building codes ¬Personal preference
Window styles ¬ Sliding ¬ Hinged or Swinging ¬ Fixed ¬ Combination
Sliding windows ¬ Double hung – – Most widely used Upper & lower sash Slides vertically Both sashes can be raised of lowered
Sliding window ¬ Horizontal sliding pair of sashes that slide horizontally
Hinged or Swinging ¬ Casement -hinged on one side -may use a crank to open -may open out or into a room
Hinged or Swinging ¬ Jalousie -series of horizontal, hinged slats -made of glass or metal called louvers - open out at a slant -uses a crank to open & close -screens on the inside
Hinged or Swinging ¬ Awning -swing outward at bottom -hinged at the top - provides protection from the rain
Hinged or Swinging ¬ Hopper - opposite of awning - hinged at the bottom - opens out at the top ¬ Pivot - sash is rotated around center pins at the top and bottom
Fixed – admit light but do not open ¬ Picture – Rectangle or square of glass – May be used in combination with other styles
Fixed ¬ Half round ¬ Round ¬ Oval ¬ Skylights placed in the roof ¬ Side lights small windows along the side of the door ¬ Fanlights semicircular, located over a door
Fixed ¬Arched
Fixed ¬ Clerestory or ranch – Placed high on the wall near the ceiling – May be combined with horizontal sliding
Fixed ¬ Slanting or cathedral
Combination ¬ Palladian – Combination of an arched window with fixed or sliding windows on each side ¬ Dormer – Usually a double hung window projecting from a steeply sloping roof line.
Dormer Window
Combination ¬ Bay window projects from the side of the house
Parts of a Window ¬Frame – Built into the wall – Includes the sill, jams, & apron ¬Sash – Framework that surrounds glass ¬Lights/panes – Panes of glass, single or divided lights
Parts of a Window… ¬Muntins/bars – Strips that hold the small pieces of glass within the sash ¬Sill – Bottom ledge ¬Apron – Strip under the window
Materials ¬ Wood commonly used – Expensive – Requires paint or stain ¬ Aluminum & vinyl – Light weight – Variety of finishes – Metal conducts heat & cold ¬ Combination – aluminum, vinyl, or wood clad
Glass ¬ Low-emissivity (low-e) – Thermal window coating to hold heat in house in winter & out in summer – Blocks ultraviolet rays ¬ Tempered plate glass – Extra strong ¬ Obscure – Textured or patterned surface ¬ Storm windows – second set of windows attached to outside – Improves insulation
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