A Glossary of Replacement Windows Terms for the Homeowner



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Glass that is bonded together by two or more pieces of plastic using heat and pressure is laminated glass. This process protects ultraviolet rays.

Open or close a window with its lift handle.

Open or close a window with a lift rail, which unlike a handle, goes across the entire sash.

A lite is a single unit of glass in a window.

The horizontal part of a sash where the cam lock is attached is the lock rail.

The lock stile is a vertical section of a sash where the cam lock is attached.

Low E glass is coated with a transparent metallic product to allow short-wave energy to pass through but blocks the passage of infrared energy.

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