TYPES OF WINDOWS

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There are many different types
of
windows that
make up the construction of
your house.
Windows allow natural light to
flood your rooms during the
day and let in air to keep it
fresh and dry.

Double-Hung Windows
This type of window has two
sashes that slide vertically up
and down in the frame.
They can open wide from either
the top or the bottom, but they
remain inside the frame so they
don't protrude out to the ext

CASEMENT WINDOWS
These hinged windows
operate by a turn of a crank
in an operating mechanism.
They can be hinged on the
left or the right to open
outward. Photo courtesy of
Marvin Windows

AWNING WINDOWS

Hinged at the top,

awning windows open
outward to let in air from
the left or right and the
bottom.
They can be installed
above,
below
or
alongside a stationary or
operating window.

PICTURE WINDOW
This variety is a large
stationary window that lets in the
maximum amount of light and
views of the outdoors.

TRANSOM WINDOW
A narrow window that can be
either operating to let in air or
non-operating (stationary) and
mounted above a door or
window to let in more light.

PARTS OF WINDOW DRESSING

CURTAIN
A curtain
is a piece
of cloth intended to block or
obscure
light,
or
drafts,
or water in the case of
a shower curtain.
A curtain is also the movable
screen or drape in a theater
that separates the stage from
the auditorium or that serves as
a backdrop.

Cost
Rs/323-1500

SLIDER WINDOWS
Gliding along a track, sliding
windows have at least one
operating window that slides
horizontally over or past the
other window.
They are most often used in
modern- or contemporary-style
houses.
Photo courtesy of Jed Wen
Windows and
Doors.
STATIONARY
WINDOWS
These windows do not open, but
they can be customized in nearly
any angle or shape you desire.
They are often found in modernor contemporary-style houses in
conjunction with operating
windows.
Photo courtesy of Marvin
Windows

BLINDS
These are five types1. Vertical Blinds.
2. Roller Blinds.
3. Chick or Bamboo Blinds.
4. Wooden Blinds.
5. Venetian Blinds.
Blinds have louvers which
allow you to open to a view
without lifting the shade.
It allows you to manipulate
the light to create a customized
.
Types of blinds include:
Wooden
Blinds, Faux Wood
Cost
Blinds, Aluminum Blind
Rs/20rupee per square meter

BLINDS

SHUTTERS Shutters are usually

installed into the window
frame and are horizontal
slats, either made of
wood or a poly resin that
can either be stationary
or tilt.
They do not move up
and down like blinds but
in certain applications
can fold across the
window.
Types of Shutters
include: Wood Shutters
and Poly resin Shutters.

SHUTTERS

WINDOW SHADES Shades are a piece of

fabric which rolls, stacks
or folds, opening to a
view only when the
shade is rolled up.
That was the classic
definition, now certain
shades do allow for
view through.

WINDOW VALANCE
A window valance is a
form of window
treatment that covers
the uppermost part of
the window and can be
hung alone or paired
with window blinds,
or curtains.
Valances are a popular
decorative choice in
concealing drapery
hardware.
Window valances were
popular in Victorian

Cornice
A cornice is generally
any horizontal decorative
molding that crowns a
building or furniture
element
the cornice over a door
or window, for instance,
or the cornice around the
top edge of a pedestal or
along the top of an
interior wall.
A simple cornice may be
formed just with a crown

Window dressing materials

Clothes
Wooden
Aluminums
Jute
fibre

Bamboo flooring is often considered a form of

wood flooring, although it is made from
a grass (bamboo) rather than a timber

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Bay or Bow Windows

Generally, bay or bow windows give you
more interior space, as they protrude
out from the exterior of the siding of the
house.
They are a combination of windows
often with a stationary window in the
middle flanked by either double-hung
windows or casements.