1. Window styles & Window treatments
Backgrounds
Window styles & Window treatments

2. Categories of windows
Functional windows
Decorative windows

3. Window styles depend on:
Exterior style of house
Building codes
Personal preference

4. Window styles
Sliding
Hinged or Swinging
Fixed
Combination

5. Sliding windows Double hung Most widely used Upper & lower sash
Slides vertically
Both sashes can be raised of lowered

6. Sliding window Horizontal sliding
pair of sashes that slide horizontally

7. Hinged or Swinging Casement -hinged on one side
-may use a crank to open
-may open out or into a room

8. 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

9. Hinged or Swinging Awning -swing outward at bottom -hinged at the top
- provides protection from the rain

10. 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

11. Fixed – admit light but do not open
Picture
Rectangle or square of glass
May be used in combination with other styles

12. 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

13. Fixed
Arched

14. Fixed Clerestory or ranch Placed high on the wall near the ceiling
May be combined with horizontal sliding

15. Fixed
Slanting or cathedral

16. 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.

17. Dormer Window

18. Combination
Bay window
projects from the side of the house

19. 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

20. 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

22. 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

23. 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