Window styles & Window treatments 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 Dormer 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 Sash Lights/panes 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 Sill Apron Strips that hold the small pieces of glass within the sash Sill Bottom ledge Apron Strip under the window

Materials Wood commonly used Aluminum & vinyl Combination 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) Tempered plate glass Obscure 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