Wanting to replace the tired, leaky windows and doors in your home? To help you on your journey, here is a useful guide of the various window and door components and some of their functions – so you can explain how that thingy is stuck because that other doodad is broken!
Double & Single Hung Windows
Glazing refers to the glass, typically consisting of two or three layers with inert gas, like argon, between them for insulation. Nearly invisible coatings manage light and heat, while tints and laminations enhance privacy, decoration, and strength. The part of the window that holds the glass and opens and closes is called the sash. Window balances are the unseen mechanisms in single or double hung windows that use spring tension to counter-balance the sashes, making them easier to open and preventing them from slamming shut.
Casement Windows
Jamb extensions are thin strips of wood installed to cover the space between the window frame and the finished interior wall. Casing trim is designed to hide the gaps between a window or door frame and the surface of the interior wall. Existing casing is usually, though not always, reused in a window or door replacement project.
Hinged & Sliding Doors
A door jamb is an individual section of a door frame. Two side jambs make up the vertical components of the door frame and the head jamb is the top horizontal component. The jambs plus mullions comprise the door frame. A door panel, sometimes called a slab, refers to the whole part of the door that swings back and forth. Full door panels are often divided up into smaller panels, which are set between the stiles, rails, and mullions. On an exterior double door, an astragal covers the seam between the two door panels and is fitted with weather-stripping to prevent wind and water from entering the house. Escutcheons are ornamental plates that can be found surrounding handles, thumb turns and key cylinders on the door hardware. They’re designed to protect the surface of the door panels from nicks and scratches.
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