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Please use our glossary to help become more familiar with the words, terms and phrases commonly found and used in the screens, windows and doors industry. You may either display the set of terms by A-Z or use our search form below to look for a particular term.
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| Fabricate |
| To cut, punch and subassemble members. |
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| Facade |
| The exterior face of a building, especially the principal face. |
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| Face Clearance |
| The dimension measured between the face plane of a light of glass or panel and the nearest face of its retaining frame or stop. |
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| Factory-glazed Pyramid |
| Pyramid-shaped skylights for commercial or residential use, offered in standard sizes ranging from 4'0" to 8'0", in a 7:12 roof pitch. Arrive assembled and factory glazed to the job site ready to set on a prepared curb eliminating on-site installation. Also known as the pre-glazed pyramid skylight. |
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| Fasten |
| To mechanically attach components together with fasteners such as screws, bolts, pins, nails, hooks, etc. |
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| Fenestration |
| The arrangement and proportion of window and door openings in a building. |
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| Fiberglass |
| A composite material made by embedding glass fibers in a polymer matrix. May be used as a diffusing material in sheet form, or as a standard sash and frame element. |
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| Fin Seal |
| A form of pile weatherstrip that has a plastic Mylar fin centered in the pile. This fin reduces air infiltration and ensures weatherstrip contact throughout the window's life. |
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| Finger Guard |
| A closure strip of soft material such as rubber or plastic, which is applied at the edge of a door or to the pivot jamb adjacent to a door. It is designed to prevent damage to hands or fingers inserted between door and frame. |
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| Finger-jointing |
| A means of joining individual pieces of wood together to form longer lengths. The ends of the pieces are machined to form a set of interlocking fingers, which are then coated with adhesive and meshed together under pressure. |
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| Finish Hardware |
| Exposed hardware such as hinges, pivots, locks, etc. that has a finished appearance as well as a function used with doors and windows. |
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| Fixed Light |
| A pane of glass installed directly into non-operating framing members; also, the opening or space for a pane of glass in a non-operating frame. |
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| Fixed Panel |
| An inoperable panel of a sliding glass door or slider window. |
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| Fixed Panels |
| the glass or plastic panels of an enclosure that do not move. |
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| Fixed Window |
| Fixed windows are not intended to open for ventilation or egress. There are no moving parts, hinges or latches. They consist of a glazed frame or a fixed sash and frame. Fixed windows are usually more air tight than windows that open. Also called Picture Window. |
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| Flange Frame |
| A window frame with the head, jamb, and sill exterior perimeter leg longer than the interior perimeter leg. |
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| Flashing |
| Sheet Material that bridges and protects the joint (gap) between the window or door frame members and the adjacent construction for the purpose of preventing water penetration by draining water away from the window or door. |
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| Flat Filler |
| An extrusion which snap fits into a mating vertical or horizontal member to provide a continuous flat surface. |
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| Float Glass |
| Transparent glass with flat, parallel surfaces formed on the surface of a pool of molten tin. Float glass has virtually replaced sheet and plate glass because of its superior optical quality. |
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| Flush Bolt |
| A pair of rods or bolts that are mounted flush with the edge or the face of the inactive door to lock the door to the frame at head and/or sill. A flush bolt mounted in the edge is operated by means of a recessed lever. |
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| Flush Fin |
| A retrofit window that has a fin pushed out to the exterior of the window or door. AKA- Z-Bar, Retrofit, stucco fin. |
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| Flush Glazing |
| Glazing in which glass is set in a recess in the aluminum frame; stops are also recessed the glazing is flush with the frame surface. These systems are also called Pocket Glazed and Center Glazed. |
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| Foam Spacer |
| Foam spacer used in insulating glass windows. |
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| Fogging |
| A deposit of contamination left on the inside surface of a sealed insulating glass unit due to extremes of temperatures or failed seals. |
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| Folding Glass Wall |
| A folding stackable glass wall system capable of opening up to 92% of the original rough opening. Commonly used to separate rooms or to install around pool enclosures. |
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| Frame |
| The stationary portion of a window installed into the rough opening in a wall, enclosing the sash (operating and/or stationary), consisting of the following parts:
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Header: The horizontal top of the frame.
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Jamb: The left or right vertical side of the frame.
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Sill: The horizontal bottom of the frame.
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Flat Casing: The exterior trim applied to the side jambs and header on wood and clad units.
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| Framed |
| an enclosure system that mounts all glass or plastic panels in a metal frame. |
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| Frameless |
| an enclosure system that minimizes the amount of metal used to hold the system panels and door in place. |
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| Framing |
| An assembly of structural aluminum extrusions consisting of a jamb, vertical mullion, intermediate horizontal, header and sill which are fitted together to form a structure into which glass or other infill material is installed. |
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| French Hinged Door |
| Hinged doors that have wider panel members around the glass. |
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| French Sliding Door |
| Sliding doors that have wider panel members around the glass, giving the appearance of a French-hinged door. |
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| Fully Tempered Glass |
| Glass that has been heated and quenched in a controlled operation to provide a high level of surface compression. ASTM Standard C 1048-85 specifies that the surface compression be a minimum of 10000 psi. Generally considered to have four times the strength of annealed glass and two times the strength of heat-strengthened glass. |
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