A box-shaped window that hangs outside the house and can be used as a greenhouse for plants. It has a slanted glass roof that pulls in heat and light from the sun.

The insertion of glass into sashes and doors. Glazing also refers to the lowest quality of plate glass. The purpose of glazing is to retain the glass adequately under the design load, provide effective weathering sealing, prevent loads or pressure points on the glass resulting from building movement, prevent glass-to-metal contact, and minimize glass breakage from mechanical or thermal stress.

The part of the sash or door panel which holds the glass in place.

Two or more sashes that slide horizontally past each other; one or more of the sashes may be fixed or inoperative or all the sashes may operate; in a closed position, the sashes come together to form a vertical meeting rail.

Wood moulding and jambs are available in two standard grades.

N-Grade-
Intended for natural or clear finishes and the exposed face must be of one single piece.

P-Grade-
Intended for opaque paint finishes or overlays and can be finger jointed and or edge glued.

An arrangement and direction of alignment for wood elements or fibers; can be straight or spiral grain; also used loosely to indicate texture.

A method of pre-finishing mouldings whereby the moulding receives a color coating, is printed with a wood grain and top-coated for durability.

A decorative grid installed on, or between the glass lites, that does not actually divide the glass. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as muntin bars.

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