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SUCCESSFUL salespeople should be familiar with the \)components of the products they sell, especially with multi-part and multi-accessory items like windows and doors. Sales people should acquire a working knowledge of the most common terms, such as:

Anchor strip Board around a window, door or its parts nailed to house framing.

Apron Horizontal trim board below a window stool.

Backband Millwork surrounding outside edge of window casing.

Bead (bead stop, stop) Strip of metal, vinyl or wood around the periphery of a pane of glass to secure it in a frame or sash.

Bedding (bed) Method of glazing in which a thin layer of sealant is placed in the glass rabbet.

Book size Height and width of a door before prefitting.

Bottom rail Bottorn horizontal member of a window sash.

Casement Window sash that swings open on side hinges.

Casing Trim surrounding a window or door on the inside to cover the space between the frame or jamb and the wall.

Core Innermost layer or section of a flush door.

Crossbanding Door ply placed between the core and face veneer in five-ply construction or between the back and face veneer in seven-ply construction.

Double glazing Use of two thicknesses of glass, separated by an air space, within an opening to improve insulation.

Double-hung Window with two vertically moving sashes, each closing a different part of the window.

Drip cap Projecting fin or groove at the outer edge of a sill to divert water from the top casing so it drips beyond the outside of the frame.

Edge band Strip along the outside edges of the sides, top and/or bottom of a door.

Face panels Hardwood plywood, laminate, hardboard or composition panels used for the faces of flush doors.

Glazing Installation of glass in a frame.

Header (lintel) Horizontal member above a window opening to support the weight of the wall above. Header is generally used in reference to a wood beam, lintel to a steel beam.

Story at a Glance

Familiarity with components and terminology helps sell windows and doors do you know each definition?

Head jamb (head) Horizontal members at the top of a window frame.

Hung sash (hanging sash) Sash hung on a cord connected to a counterweight.

Hinge Joint on which a door swings.

Hopper (hopper light, hopper vent, hopper ventilator) Inward-opening sash hinged at the bottom.

"J" channel Roll form channel used to trim off siding to the vertical portion of doors and windows.

Jamb Vertical member of a window's or door's master frame and panels.

KD (knocked down) Unassembled components except glass to make a window or entrance door.

Lite (light) A pane of glass used in a window.

Lock block A concealed block the same thickness as the door stile or core which is adacent to the inside edge of the stile at the midpoint and into which a lock is fitted.

Meeting rail (check rail, lock rail) The part of a sliding glass door, sliding window or hung window where two panels meet and create a weather barrier.

Meeting stile Vertical member in a pair of stiles.

Mullion Vertical member connecting two or more windows or patio doors together in a singre roush opening.

Muntin (glazing bar, sash bar, window

Secondary, decorative framing member to hold window panes in the sash.

Rail Horizontal member of a window sash or door frame.

Reglet Wood or plastic moulding placed in a concrete or masonry opening creating a uniform groove for a gasket to hold window glass.

Saddle bar Light steel bar placed horizontally across a window to strengthen leaded glazing.

Sash Section ofa window that includes the glass and framing components which are directly attached to the glass.

Side tite (side light) Fixed typically narrow window next to a door or window opening.

Sill (outside sill, sill plate) Horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame.

Singte glazing Use of a single thickness of glass in a window or door.

Single-hung Similar in appearance to a double-hung window, but features a stationary top and a movable bottom half.

Slider (horizontal slider) Window with panel that slides horizontally in the frame.

Stile Vertical edge of a door or window'

Stool Flat. nalrow, interior frame member that fits on top of a sill to keep the bottom sash in place'

Stop Stationary lip at the back of a rabbet and/or removable moulding at the front of the rabbet that hold lite or panel in sash or frame with the help of spacers.

Tempered glass Safety glass that has been heattreated to add strength and shatter into small pieces when broken.

Threshold Length of wood or other material along the bottom of a doorway.

Transom (transom bar) Horizontal member separating a door from a window panel above it or separating one window above another.

Transom lite Window sash above a door.

Triple glazing Use of three panes of glass with two air spaces in between.

Weep cut (drip cut) Groove in the underside of a horizontal board or masonry unit projecting beyond the wall service below to keep water from moving back toward the wall.

Weephole Small opening in a sill or wall through which water may drain outside the building.

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