Luxist Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Sash window - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sash_window

   A double-hung window where the upper sash is smaller (shorter) than the lower is termed a cottage window. [citation needed] A single-hung window has two sashes, but normally the top sash is fixed and only the bottom sash slides. Triple- and quadruple-hung windows are used for tall openings, common in New England churches.

3. Window - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window

   A casement window is a window with a hinged sash that swings in or out like a door comprising either a side-hung, top-hung (also called "awning window"; see below), or occasionally bottom-hung sash or a combination of these types, sometimes with fixed panels on one or more sides of the sash. [2]

4. Witch window - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_window

   A Vermont or witch window. In American vernacular architecture, a witch window (also known as a Vermont window, among other names) is a window (usually a double-hung sash window, occasionally a single-sided casement window) placed in the gable-end wall of a house [1] and rotated approximately 1/8 of a turn (45 degrees) from the vertical, leaving it diagonal, with its long edge parallel to the ...

5. Casement window - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casement_window

   A casement window is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges at the side. [1] They are used singly or in pairs within a common frame, in which case they are hinged on the outside. Casement windows are often held open using a casement stay. Windows hinged at the top are referred to as awning windows, and ones hinged at the ...

6. Insulated glazing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_glazing

   Insulating glass is an evolution from older technologies known as double-hung windows and storm windows. Traditional double-hung windows used a single pane of glass to separate the interior and exterior spaces. In the summer, a window screen would be installed on the exterior over the double-hung window to keep out animals and insects.

7. Oriel window - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriel_window

   An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. [1] Supported by corbels, brackets, or similar cantilevers, an oriel window generally projects from an upper floor, but is also sometimes used on the ground floor. Oriel windows are seen in Arab architecture in the form of ...