If you want to throw more light into your entrance hall, you should consider a door with sidelights. This is the name given to small vertical windows either side of your door, it has nothing to do with vehicle lights!
Doors with glass are commonly referred to as “lited doors” and individual panes of glass are called “lites.” Sun Mountain offers 25+ glass styles for door applications, and can source additional custom glass styles upon request.
Transom or transom window is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece. In Britain, the transom light is usually referred to as a fanlight, often with a semi-circular shape, especially when the window is segmented like the slats of a folding hand fan.
A rough opening refers to a framed opening for your planned window. It has a header across the top, a sill plate across the bottom, and vertical trimmers on either side.
Pane – A single sheet of glass. Sash – The vertical and horizonal moveable parts of the window that contain the glass.
The door jamb is the vertical wall face of a door opening that supports the door frame. In the door frame, the jamb is the vertical portion of the door frame in which a door is secured. If you want to open and lock your door properly, door jamb is important.
Traditionally, fanlights are small windows above doors, usually semi-circular, elliptical or rectangular. They were originally an architectural device to bring natural light into an entrance hall. They are sometimes called transom windows after the horizontal beam or bar separating the door from the window above it.
Transom Doors are doors with windows that open above them. The purpose of a transom window is usually decorative, located in the upper section of a door. Transom windows can be used in place of a full window or as an accent in a room where lower visibility isn't ideal.
lunette, arching aperture in a wall or concave ceiling. It may be crescent-shaped or semicircular. The word is the French diminutive of lune, “moon.” Lunettes may function as windows, they may form a cove for ornament or statuary, or they may be simply a section of wall framed by an arch or vault.
A mullion is a fixed or removable part of the frame which separates door leaves, a door and sidelites, glazed areas, or paneled areas. Hollow metal mullions allow for the prepping of strikes for all different types of locks including deadbolts, cylindrical locks, mortise locks, and rim or mortise exit devices.
Mullions are the dividing bars that separate glass panes in a door, much like those found in window panes. For many years, mullioned glass cabinet doors were the most popular choice among homeowners, mostly because there weren't that many styles of glass-front cabinet doors available.
An "overdoor" (or "Supraporte" as in German, or "sopraporte" as in Italian) is a painting, bas-relief or decorative panel, generally in a horizontal format, that is set, typically within ornamental mouldings, over a door, or was originally intended for this purpose.
A sash door is a door that is partly constructed of glass and the door sash refers to the glass part of that door. The sash may include a single pane of glass or a collection of smaller panels. Sash doors are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to bring natural light and fresh air into closed off spaces.
Well, it depends on where in the world you are. Did you know in the U.K. a slider window is called a Yorkshire sash window? And in other parts of the world it is referred to as horizontal sliding sash window. Learn more about slider windows and how they can fit in your home below.
Casement windows are hinged on the side and crank open outward to the left or right allowing for full top to bottom ventilation. Common above kitchen sinks, casement windows give you the flexibility to group them in stunning combinations.
Transom windows are the rectangular or semicircular windows above a door or other window. Some are designed to open, but most are for appearance only. Transom windows can make doors and windows feel larger and more grand, calling back to the regalness of older homes.
Transom windows were originally used as a way to allow more air flow into a home or building without compromising security and privacy. Because they're placed above a door or window, their height means that prying eyes can't see through, but when open, air can move throughout a space.
The window transform enables you to perform summations and calculations based on a rolling window of data relative to the current row. For example, you can compute the rolling average for a specified column for the current row value and the three preceding rows.
A transom is a horizontal beam that is paired with a mullion that divides a window's upper part into additional lights. When transoms are positioned, generally they will be placed above head height to avoid obstructing the view from a window.
Head/header/head jamb
The head or door header, often mistakenly called a “head jamb,” is the horizontal section of the door frame that forms the top of the doorway.
Half circle windows are also called full chord windows, semicircle windows and half round windows. A chord is a line that goes through a circle at any two points.
"X" is used to designate the sliding portion of the window, and "O" for the fixed portion. Therefore an "X-O" window - the most common - will have the left side operable and the right side fixed. A large window with a fixed center pane and two side sliders would be an "X-O-X."
A gable window sits at the end of a pitched roof on the side of the house. They have a flat surface and allow natural light to flow through the room. Gable windows aren't placed on sloping roofs nor are they protruding from the house. Gable windows often look just like any other type of window.
A vertical slider window allows homeowners to slide panels of the windows upwards where they lock and hold in place. They have a traditional look and feel while still offering all the benefits of a modern design, including security and efficiency features.