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Window styles & Window treatments
Backgrounds Window styles & Window treatments
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Categories of windows Functional windows Decorative windows
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Window styles depend on:
Exterior style of house Building codes Personal preference
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Window styles Sliding Hinged or Swinging Fixed Combination
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Sliding windows Double hung Most widely used Upper & lower sash
Slides vertically Both sashes can be raised of lowered
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Sliding window Horizontal sliding
pair of sashes that slide horizontally
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Hinged or Swinging Casement -hinged on one side
-may use a crank to open -may open out or into a room
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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
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Hinged or Swinging Awning -swing outward at bottom -hinged at the top
- provides protection from the rain
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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
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Fixed – admit light but do not open
Picture Rectangle or square of glass May be used in combination with other styles
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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
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Fixed Arched
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Fixed Clerestory or ranch Placed high on the wall near the ceiling
May be combined with horizontal sliding
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Fixed Slanting or cathedral
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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.
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Dormer Window
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Combination Bay window projects from the side of the house
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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
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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
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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
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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
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