DOORS:

 A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open

and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle.
I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer.
The police officer opened the door and looked in.
I heard a door slamming.

 A door may be defined as “an open able barrier or as a

framework of wood, steel , aluminum, glass or a combination of
these materials secured in a wall opening”. • Function of door: – It
is provided to give access to the inside of a room of a building.

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PARTS OF DOORS:
Exterior Parts of a Hinged Patio Door

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Hardware and Interior of a Hinged Patio Door

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 Exterior Parts of a Sliding Patio Door

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Hardware and Interior Parts of a Sliding Patio Door

Ha
rdware and Interior Parts of an Entry Door with Transom and Two Sidelights

TYPES OF DOORS: 
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1. TIMBER/WOOD DOORS

2. BATTENED AND LEDGED DOORS

3. FRAMED AND PANELED DOORS

4. FLUSH DOORS

5. GLASS DOORS

6. STEEL DOORS

7. PVC DOORS

8. FIBERGLASS DOORS

9. FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS DOORS

10. ALUMINUM DOORS

11. BAMBOO-JUTE COMPOSITE DOORS

WINDOWS:
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 A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof or vehicle that allows the
passage of light, sound, and air. Modern windows are usually glazed or
covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a
frame in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a
window. Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or
closed, to exclude inclement weather. Windows often have a latch or
similar mechanism to lock the window shut or to hold it open by various
amounts

PARTS OF WINDOW:
 Frame
The framework that surrounds and supports the entire window system – comprised of
the head, jamb and sill.

Head
The main horizontal part forming the top of the window frame.

Jambs
The main vertical parts forming the sides of a window frame.

Sill
The main horizontal part forming the bottom of the frame of a window.

Jamb liner
A strip which goes on the sides of a window frame that provides a snug fit for the
window sash.

Balance
A mechanical device (normally spring loaded) used in single- and double-hung windows
as a means of counterbalancing the weight of the sash during opening and closing.

Sash
The moveable part of a window made up of the vertical and horizontal frame that holds
the glass.

Check Rail
On a double-hung window, the part where the bottom part of the upper sash and the
upper part of the lower sash come in contact. Also known as the middle of the window.

Glass
A framed sheet of glass within a window frame.

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 Rail
The horizontal piece of a window sash – comprised of the lower rail and upper rail.

Lower Rail

Upper Rail

Lift
A handle for raising the lower sash in a single- or double-hung window.

Sash Lock
The locking mechanism used on a single- or double-hung window that engages with the
sash lock strike to reduce rattling.

Aluminum Clad
The exterior wood parts of a window covered with extruded aluminum, with a factory-
applied finish to deter the elements.

 Argon (Not shown)

An inert, nontoxic gas used in insulating glass units to reduce heat transfer.

Casing
Decorative molding or framing around a window to cover the space between the window
frame or jamb and the wall.

Fiberglass
Frame and sash are a five-layer pultruded fiberglass material.

Hinged Glass Panel

The glass panel on Designer Series® windows that opens inward to allow access to our
snap-in between-the-glass blinds, shades and grilles.

Lock Handle
A locking mechanism located on the jamb of a window.

Operator
A crank-operated device for opening and closing casement or awning windows.

Vinyl
Interior and exterior frame and sash surfaces are extruded rigid PVC.

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 TYPES OF WINDOWS:
A. Window Styles & Designs
1. Single Hung Window
2. Double Hung
3. Oriel
4. Cottage
5. Two-Panel Slider
6. Three-Panel Slider
7. Picture Window
8. Deadlights – Sash-Only
9. Hopper
10. Casement
11. Awning
12. Transoms
13. Different Shapes
14. Bay
15. Bow
16. Jalousie
17. Garden Style Window
18. Glass Block Window
19. Storm Window
20. Egress Window
21. Skylight
22. Round
23. Arched

B. Window Panes
1. Double Pane
2. Triple Pane
3. Quadruple Pane

C. Types of Window Frames

1. Wood
2. Vinyl
3. Aluminum
4. Fiberglass

D. Window Buying Guide

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