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CASEMENT
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AWNING

Frame: The part of the window attached to the opening and not moving.

Sash: The moving units are called sashes. Casements and awning windows have one sash per frame. Single hung and single sliding windows have one sash per frame. Double hung and double sliding windows have two sashes per frame.


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DOUBLE HUNG
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DOUBLE TILT SLIDER

Head:The top part of the frame.

Sill: The bottom of the frame.

Jamb (Left and right): The sides of the frame are left and right jambs.

Meeting Rail: The center pieces of the two sashes in a sliding window are called meeting rails because they meet and over lap.

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Interlock: The parts of the meeting rails that overlap between the two sashes or between a single sash and a fixed meeting rail that is part of a frame.

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Screen: The screen has a metal screen frame and a fiberglass mesh.

Screen pull: A spring-loaded device (called a spring bolt) that must be pulled in order to remove a screen.


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Side lock handle: An individual locking handle used to lock casements and awning.


Multi-point lock: A single side lever that controls multiple lock points on a casement window.


Operator: The closing mechanism of a casement or awning. (These windows have different operator styles.) The operator is controlled by turning a "crank-handle".

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Seal: The flexible strips that assist in preventing air and water penetration through your window.
(See picture to right)


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