uPVC
uPVC stands for Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride. It is often used in the building industry as a low maintenance material, particularly in the UK, and in the USA where it is known as vinyl. The material comes in a range of colours and finishes, including a photo-effect wood finish, and is used as a substitute for painted wood, most obviously for window frames and sills when installing double glazing in new buildings or to replace older single glazed windows. It has many other uses including fascia, and siding or weatherboarding.
Casement Windows
A window with a hinged sash that swings in or out like a door comprising either a side-hung, top-hung, or occasionally bottom-hung sash or a combination of these types, sometimes with fixed panels on one or more sides of the sash. In the USA these are usually opened using a crank, but in Europe they tend to use projection friction stays and espagnolette locking. Formerly, plain hinges were used with a casement stay. Handing (left or right) applies to casement windows to determine direction of swing.
Tilt & Turn Windows
A window which can either tilt inwards at the top, or can open inwards hinged at the side. The functionality of this window allows ventilation along with the ability to clean the window from the inside of the room and with the means of an escape in the event of a fire. This attribute satisfys the requirement set down by FENSA, Part J in Scotland and Part F in Northern Ireland.
Sash Windows
If you have a requirement for traditional Sliding Sash Windows, it may please
you to know that they are now available in PVCu in a range of different
colours and opening styles. This gives you the pleasing aesthetics of a
traditional looking product, with the benefits of PVCu, i.e. low maintenance
and enhanced security and thermal properties. For those who are budget
minded a more commonly available product is the “Mock Sash” window. This
combines all the standard features of a casement window with the looks
of a Sliding Sash Window, in some circumstances they can even be enhanced
with a horn detail.
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Bay Windows
A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building
and forming a bay in a room, either square or polygonal in plan. The angles
most commonly used are 90, 45 and 30 degrees. Bay windows are often associated
with Victorian architecture. They first achieved widespread popularity
in the 1870s.
The windows are commonly used to provide the illusion of a larger
room, as well as to increase the flow of natural light indoors. It is perhaps
for these reasons that bay windows have become an architectural staple
in San Francisco, a city of limited space
In new and old homes alike the bay window is a common feature, but
offer a particular set of requirements to the Window installer.
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