Friday, February 6, 2015

☼ types of windows

Bay Window
A set of two or more windows that protrude out from the wall.


Casement Window
A window that opens by swinging inward or outward much like a door.


Clapboard Window
Long, narrow boards overlapped to cover the outer walls.


Dormer Window
The setting for a vertical window in the roof.


Eaves Window
The portion of the roof that projects beyond the wall.


Fanlight Window
A semicircular or arched window above a door.


Palladian Window
A three part window featuring a large arched center and flanking rectangular sidelights.


Pediment Window
A triangular crown used over doors, windows, or porches.

Portico Window
A large porch usually with a pedimented roof supported by columns of pillars.


Rafter Window
Windows that sit near the ceiling, by the rafters.


Sidelight Windows
Windows on either side of a door.


Turret Windows
Windows that begin at ground level, and make a semicircle in a room.

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