MULLION- On a window frame, the casing that joins two frames together as in making up a twin, triple, or other multiple window unit. SASH LOCK- A locking mechanism for a wood window used to secure a sash in the close position.ĬASING- Trim work that surrounds a window that ties the window into the interior and exterior walls. This service restores the window and sash to working order. MECHANICAL RESCUE- The flagship Wood Window Rescue service. PULLEY- The pulley (wheel) over which the sash cord or chain is routed for counter balancing a hung window sash with weights with weights located in the jamb leg. SASH CORD- Small diameter rope used to counter balance the double hung sash window. The lower end of the weight pocket is located about six inches above the sill.ĭRAFTSTOP- Wood Window Rescue’s exclusive weather-stripping system that integrates high performance pile weather-stripping with traditional wood window moldings like interior stop and parting bead. WEIGHT POCKET- The small removable door cut into the pulley stile of a weight-and-pulley counterbalanced hung window to allow access for repairing broken sash cords or chains. INTERIOR STOP- Molded wood strip that holds the lower sash in and ties the jamb leg to the casing. PARTING BEAD- The narrow wood strip separating the sash in a check rail window. If also serves to guide and retain the top sash in a hung window. SUB SILL- In a window frame with two-piece sill construction, it is the lower member beneath the sill.īLIND STOP- The wood stop on the outside edge of the wood window jamb just behind the exterior casing against which the shutter, blind, or screen rests. SILL- The horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame upon which the lower sash rests when closed. JAMB HEAD- The uppermost horizontal member of the window frame, fitting between the side jambs or pulley stiles. JAMB LEG- The side jamb of a double hung window in which the pulleys are mortised and installed. Trade professionals only use high quality oil based glazing like Sarco Type M. GLAZING- The lites/glass are sealed in place using glazing putty. LITE- A pane of glass also, an opening in a sash for receiving a pane of glass. MUNTIN- A light bar dividing two panes of glass in the field of a sash to form individual lights. The EverSash is available though out the nation by contacting Wood Window Rescue. The wood window is built using Accoya, the highest grade longest lasting wood available in the world. The ever sash is designed to match most windows built between 18. This is where the balance system is connected on a double hung sash window.ĮVERSASH- The reproduction sash made by Wood Window Rescue. STILE- The vertical piece of a sash frame. RAIL- The outside vertical member of a window sash. MEETING RAIL- The horizontal member of a single hung or double hung top or bottom window sash that meets or aligns with its mate when the window is in the closed position. MECHANICAL- The system the window uses to open and close, this includes hardware and balance type. The jamb includes the header, jamb leg and sill. JAMB- The structural window frame that holds the sash. The Sashes may be fixed or hung, operational. SASH- Sash is a framed piece of glass that includes two stiles and two rails. Get a Copy of Our Diagram of a Double Hung Window! GLOSSARYĭOUBLE HUNG WINDOW- A wood window with two vertically sliding sash separated by a parting bead or stop providing separate tracks for the operation of the sash and in which both sash operate.
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