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Glossary of Terms Fenestration
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Fenestration Glossary
Armour Door |
Glass Fibre reinforced doors |
Awning |
Opening window with hinge at top |
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Black EPDM Gasket |
A weather seal around a window |
Block & Tackle |
Mechanism to balance a sash using springs, pulleys & cord |
Box Sash Window |
Traditional timber vertical sliding window with weights and rope mechanism |
BS 6206 |
Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass and safety plastics for use in buildings |
BS 7412 |
British standard specification for plastics windows made from unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) extruded hollow profiles |
BS 7590 |
British standard specification for enhanced security performance of casement and tilt/turn windows for domestic applications |
BSI |
British Standards Institution |
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Cam Stays |
A folding opener type mechanism |
Casement |
A hinged opening sash |
Casement Adjuster |
A means of adjusting the movement of a casement sash |
Casement Hinge |
A hinge designed for use on a casement sash |
Casement Window Hardware |
Window hardware designed for casement windows |
Cill |
The lower horizontal member of a window outer frame |
Cleaning |
The removal of dirt or contaminants from windows |
Commercial |
A type of property used for business or public access |
Co-Extruded |
The term used to describe windows which are different colours inside & out |
Composite Door |
A Glass Fibre reinforced door |
Conservatory |
A structure, predominantly glazed attached to a building |
| Constant Force | A type of sash balance which is produced from coiled flat spring steel strip |
| Curtain Wall | A large glazed area of a building |
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Dogbone coupler |
Used to join two windows together |
Door |
A means of access to a building |
Double Hung |
A window type with two sashes sliding vertically |
Double Sprung |
A type of balance incorporating two springs |
Duplex cam stays |
A type of over centre opening & closing mechanism for casement windows |
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Escape |
A means of exit in an emergency |
Espagnolatte |
2 point locks for casement windows |
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Fabricator |
A company or person who assembles windows or doors |
Face Drain |
A window that drains water down the front of the window instead of the inside |
| Fan Light | Term used to describe a window directly above a door |
| Fan Light Catch | A means of opening and closing casement windows hinged at the lower edge |
| FENSA | FENSA Limited is the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme for companies that install windows and doors in dwellings |
| Fitch Catch | A traditional lock mechanism for vertical sliding windows |
| Folding Opener | A type of over centre opening & closing mechanism for casement windows |
| Frame | The peripheral structure of a window or door |
| French Door | Double opening doors one master one slave |
| Friction Hinge | A mechanism with in built friction functioning as a hinge for casement windows |
| Friction Adjusters | A means of increasing or decreasing the friction in a door or window mechanism |
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Glass |
The material predominantly used to glaze windows |
GGF |
Glass & Glazing Federation |
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Handle |
Incoporated on windows usually includes a locking device |
Hinge |
The mechanism to enable windows and doors to open & close |
Hopper Window |
A window hinged on the bottom edge which opens inwards |
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IS 9002 |
Model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing |
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| Jamb | A vertical side element of a window |
| Jamb Liner | A profile of plastic or metal used in timber windows to enable hardware to be fitted easily |
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K Glass |
Made by Pilkington and required by law for all FENSA installations |
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Lean To |
A conservatory which uses an existing building as one of the sides |
Lift Off |
A method of removing sashes from vertical sliding windows |
Lift Off Pivot Bars |
A mechanism that permits sash lift off from vertical sliding windows |
Light Oak |
PVCu with a wood effect colouring |
| Limit Restrictor | A vertical rail dividing sections of a window |
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Mullion |
A mechanism that enables more than one locking point to engage when a single handle is operated. A vertical bar of PVCu across a window, or separating the side of a window or door from an adjacent window |
Multi Locking Point |
A mechanism that restricts linear or rotational travel in doors & windows |
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Obscure Glass |
A type of glass made to limit visibility, often used in bathrooms etc
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Operating Gear |
Mechanisms for operating window & door hardware |
| Over centre cam stay | See folding opener |
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Patio Rollers |
Rollers designed for use on horizontal sliding doors |
Patterned Glass |
Glass with a decorative pattern |
Pivot Bar |
A product that enables sashes on vertical sliding windows to be tilted inwards |
Pivot Hinge |
A hinge mechanism for windows designed to rotate about a vertical or horizontal axis |
| Pivot Shoe | A mechanism to enable sashes on vertical sliding windows to tilt whilst balances are fitted |
| Pivot Window | A window with a sash pivoting about a vertical or horizontal axis |
| Pole Operator | An extended pole to enable the operation of window hardware when located in a high location |
| Pre-Tensioned | A balance with the correct tension for a specific sash weight supplied ready to install |
| Profile | The lengths of PVCu used to make windows |
| PVCU | Poly Vinyl Chloride Unplasticised |
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Qlon gasket |
A white weather seal around a window |
| Quadilent stay | See Folding Opener |
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Residential |
A domestic building or where people reside |
| Residential Door | A front or back door for domestic use |
| Restricted Hinge | Hinges which stop a window being opened too far |
| Restrictor | A device that reduces movement of a window or door from the maximum possible |
| Restrictors | The plural of restrictor |
| Reversible | A device or mechanism that permits a sash to be fully rotated to 180 degrees |
| RICS | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors |
| Rosewood | PVCu with a wood effect colouring |
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Safety |
Consideration to the potential for a window or door to be injurious to the person using it |
Sash |
The opening/moving part of a window |
Sash Balance |
A device to support the weight of a sash on a vertical sliding window |
Sash Cords |
The means of connecting weights to a sash to balance it's mass |
Sash Hook |
A component fitted to a sash to enable easy movement by a user |
Sash Keep |
A device used with a sash lock to prevent sash movement |
Sash Lift |
A component fitted to a sash to enable easy movement by a user |
Sash Lifts |
The plural of sash lift |
Sash Lock |
A mechanism that locks a sliding sash on a vertical sliding window |
Sash pole ring |
A component fitted to an upper sash to enable easy movement by a user in conjunction with a pole operator |
Sash Weights |
Weights attached to a sash by cords to counter-balance the sash mass |
Sash Window |
A vertical sliding window with either one or two sashes sliding |
Sash Window Locks |
A mechanism that locks a sliding sash on a vertical sliding window |
Shootbolt |
A high security locking system for casement windows |
| Side Hung | A casement window with a hinge or hinges fitted to one vertical side |
| Sill | See CILL |
| Sliding Window | A window with one or more sashes sliding either vertically or horizontally |
| Sliding Window Hardware | Hardware products for a sliding window |
| Spiral Balance | A balance with a helical rod generating vertical thrust in conjunction with a spring for the sashes fitted to vertical sliding windows |
| Spring Balance | A general term for sash window balances which use springs |
| Springs | Carbon wire steel springs wound from flat or round wire |
| Storm Catch | A device for opening and closing window sashes that are hinged. Often used in difficult to access places |
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Take out System |
A mechanism that enables sliding sash balance mechanisms to remain in place whilst a sash is removed |
Tandem Bar |
A rigid bar linking two remote folding opener mechanisms |
Tandem Rollers |
Two rollers operating one behind the other |
Tension Tool |
A hand held tool used to apply turns to a spiral balance to create the required tension to support the sash mass |
Tilt & Slide Patio Door |
A patio door that tilts then slides to open |
Tilt and Turn Window |
A windows that can both tilt for ventilation and turn for normal opening |
| Tlit Latch | A mechanism that is fitted to the top of a sliding sash and permits the sash to tilt inwards for cleaning purposes on vertical sliding windows |
| Top Hung | A casement window that is hinged from the top. A casement window where a sash is hinged so to rotate about the sash top rail |
| Torso | The name of the worlds leading pre-tensioned spiral balance |
| Torso Balance | Pre-tensioned spiral balance |
| Transom | A vertical member of a window or door main frame which divides sections of the window or door. A horizontal bar of PVCu across a window, or separating the top of a window or door from a small window above |
| Travel Restrictor | A mechanism that limits the travel of a sliding sash to a pre-determined amount |
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Ultra Lift |
A pre-tensioned spiral balance |
Unglazed |
A window or door supplied without glass |
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Vertical Drain |
A window that drains water inside of the window instead of down the front |
Vertical Slider |
A window type with one or two sashes sliding vertically |
Victorian Conservatory |
A style of conservatory |
VS |
A vertical sliding window |
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Window |
A purpose made frame glazed and for fitment to a building or structure |
Window Balance |
A device to counter weight the mass of a sliding sash on a vertical sliding window |
Window Board |
Internal window cill |
Window catch |
A device to lock the opening sash of a window |
| Window catches | The plural of window catch |
| Window Hardware | Components and assemblies which enable windows to be assembled and operated correctly |
| Window Latches | Devices that permit windows and sashes to be opened |
| Window Openers | Mechanisms that permit an operable window to be opened |
| Window Pole opener | An extended rod with a suitable end attachment which permits a user to open or close windows |
| Window Pole Operator | An extended rod with a suitable end attachment which permits a user to open or close windows |
| Window Stays | A device which enables a user to open a window and retain it in a desired position |
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