| Have you ever wondered what those funny | | | | * Jalousie window: A window comprising many slats |
| windows you see on buildings were called? | | | | of glass that open and close like a Venetian blind |
| According to wikopedia, The definition of a window is | | | | usually using a crank. |
| "... an opening in an otherwise solid, opaque surface | | | | * Skylight: A flat, sloped, or bubble window built into |
| through which light and air can pass. " By definition, | | | | a roof structure for daylighting. |
| this includes the early windows which didn't have any | | | | * Bay: A multipanel window, with at three sections |
| protection from the wind or rain. Early windows used | | | | set at different angles to create an expanded area |
| shutters to protect the inside of the house from the | | | | for shelving/sitting while allowing more light into the |
| elements. Modern windows may have be single, dual, | | | | room that a flat window. The window creates a |
| or triple paned. | | | | "seat board", a small seating area or shelf often used |
| There are may different window styles, those more | | | | for plants or items that would take up floor space. A |
| common today which are usually dictated by the | | | | bay window may be rectangular, polygonal or arc |
| weather conditions common to the area. Coastal | | | | shaped. If arc-shaped it is a bow window. |
| climates, with stronger winds, tend to have smaller | | | | * Bow: a type of Bay window, but arc shaped with |
| outward-opening windows while inland areas tend to | | | | four or more glass sections to simulate a rounded |
| have larger windows, with commonly open inwards. | | | | appearance. |
| * Replacement: is a framed window designed to slip | | | | * Fixed: A window that cannot be opened. A |
| inside the original window frame from the inside after | | | | non-opening window is sometimes called a "light" |
| the old sashes are removed | | | | because its function is limited to allowing light to enter |
| * New construction: a window with a nailing fin | | | | without any outside air. |
| designed to be inserted into a rough opening from | | | | * Picture: A very large fixed window in a wall, which |
| the outside before applying siding and inside trim. | | | | provides an unimpeded view "as if framing a picture". |
| Common styles are: | | | | Classic styles: |
| * Double-hung sash window: a Vertical style window | | | | * Clerestory: A fixed, vertical window set in a roof |
| with two parts (sashes) which overlap slightly and | | | | structure or high in a wall, used for daylighting. You'll |
| slide up and down inside the frame. | | | | see these in the old churches around the world, like |
| * Single-hung sash window: one sash is movable and | | | | Notre Dame. Clerestory lights are any rows of |
| the other fixed. | | | | windows above eye level for providing light. |
| * Horizontal Sliding sash window: has two or more | | | | * Oriel: Projects from the wall, and were originally a |
| sashes that overlap slightly but slide horizontally within | | | | form of a porch. Often seen on upper stories of |
| the frame. If there are 3 part, the center typically is | | | | older buildings. Often supported by brackets, or by |
| a fixed panel. | | | | corbels (a type of architectural bracket), they do not |
| * Casement window: An outward-opening window | | | | reach the ground. These are the rounded columnar |
| with either side-hung, top-hung, or combination of | | | | windows you see on older buildings. |
| sash types. Often they have fixed panels on one or | | | | * Palladian: A large arched window which is divided |
| more sides of the sash. These are opened using a | | | | into three parts. The center section is larger than the |
| crank, by friction stays, or espagnolette locking. | | | | two side sections. Renaissance and classical |
| * Tilt: a window which can open inwards at the top | | | | architecture often have Palladian windows. |
| or can open hinged at the side. | | | | |