|
 |
|
|
Testimonials
|
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.
| |
| [ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]
[ M ]
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
|
| GANA |
| Glass Association of North America Gas Fill. A gas other than air, usually argon or krypton, placed between window or skylight glazing panes to reduce the U-factor by suppressing conduction and convection. |
| |
| Gasket |
| A rubber or plastic pliable material used to separate glass and aluminum or vinyl. |
| |
| Glass |
| An inorganic transparent material composed of silica (sand), soda (sodium carbonate), and lime (calcium carbonate) with small quantities of alumina, boric, or magnesia oxides. |
| |
| Glass Stop |
| A glazing bead that is either applied to or is an integral part of the framing system. |
| |
| Glass Surface Numbers |
| A numbering system to identify glass surfaces. They always start from the exterior. For example, a regular insulating glass unit (IGU) has four surfaces: #1 = the outside surface of the exterior lite; #2 = the inside surface of the exterior lite; #3 = the outside surface of the interior lite; and #4 = the inside surface of the interior lite. |
| |
| Glaze |
| To install glass lights or infill material. |
| |
| Glazing |
| The actual glass installed in a window or door. Insulating glazing -- the only kind Integrity uses -- involves two sheets of glass hermetically sealed with space between the panes. Argon gas fills the space for added insulative properties. |
| |
| Glazing Bead |
| A molding or stop around a window frame, sash, vent, or panel to hold the glass in place by pressure. |
| |
| Glazing Gasket |
| A preformed elastomeric or plastic material applied between the face of the glass and the glazing pocket of the framing to seal and secure glass into frames by a dry glazing method without using compounds or tapes. |
| |
| Greenhouse (Garden) Window |
| A three-dimensional window that projects from the exterior wall and usually has glazing on all sides except the bottom, which serves as a shelf. |
| |
| Greenhouse Effect |
| The property of glass that permits the transmission of short-wave solar radiation, but is opaque to long-wave thermal radiation. The interior of a car heating up in direct sun illustrates the greenhouse effect. |
| |
| Grids Between The Glass |
| Aluminum bars in varying thicknesses and profiles sealed between insulating glass panels to simulate muntin bars. |
| |
| Grille |
| A term referring to windowpane dividers or muntins, usually a type of assembly which may be detached for cleaning. |
| |
| Gusset |
| A concealed, strong, right-angled shape used to reinforce mitered corners in tubular aluminum extrusions. |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
