How inappropriate! But all those words really mean is how many movable sashes there are. An apron is decorative trim installed against the wall immediately beneath the stool of a window. It accentuates the look of the window inside the house; almost a like a piece of moulding.
A balance is a device in single- and double-hung windows that uses a spring mechanism to help you with the weight of the sash as you open and close your window. Balances sit inside the window frame so they are somewhat hidden. Casing is a type of moulding used as trim for the perimeter of windows and doors.
Just as their names state, interior window casing is installed on the interior walls of a house to frame the window on the inside for aesthetic purposes, and exterior window casing is the trim or molding that frames the window on the exterior of the house.
The framework that surrounds and supports the entire window system — comprised of the head, jamb and sill. It is what makes up the perimeter of the window. Window hardware is all the devices, fittings, or assemblies that are used to operate a window.
Window hardware may include catches, cords, fasteners, hinges, handles, locks, pivots, pulls, pulleys, and sash weights. Two or more pieces of glass with a space between them that are hermetically sealed to provide insulating characteristics. Jambs are the main vertical components that form the sides of a window. A head or head jamb is the vertical component that sits at the very top of the window frame.
The window sash seats against it. A jamb liner is a strip which goes on the sides of a window frame that provides a snug fit for the window sash. A lift is a handle on a single- or double-hung window that is attached to the the bottom of the lower sash to help open and shut the window. Not all windows have a lift. Muntins are the actual bars that create a grid pattern in windows. They are permanently stuck to the interior and exterior of the window. The stool is the level interior board that caps over the sill and butts into the bottom of the window sash when it is closed.
There is a half dovetail rabbet cut along the bottom edge to lap onto the angled sill and usually an ogee or rounded front and end that lap onto the wall. The side casings drop onto the stool and the apron is under it. Does that all jibe with what you're reading? Pages: [ 1 ] Go Up. SMF 2. Templates: 4: index default , Ads default , Display default , GenericControls default.
Style sheets: The stool is a part of the window that is inside the house, not outside. It is flat and extends from the bottom rail of a sash inward. While there is no standard width for a sill, the stool -- at least in older homes, -- was usually three to four inches wide.
Stools can be made from a number of different materials. The most common is wood that is either stained or painted to match the casing trim around the window. Marble or synthetic marble are popular, too. Used mostly in climates where condensation on windows may occur, marble does not stain from water the way wood can.
The photo directly above shows a ceramic tile stool. The home owner had the stool tiled so potted plants could be watered and left there without discoloring the stool. The wall was thick, which allowed room for a 7-inch stool -- plenty of width for the African violets.
Remember -- the sill is part of the window itself.
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