The French gave the design their twist by embedding numerous window panes into the structure held by mullions. The way the classically proportioned windows brought light into a room and gave accessibility to balcony areas made them an instant hit, and the concept was used widely during the Baroque era. French windows soon became doors in their own right, used both externally and internally for separating rooms.
They are used just about anywhere. Taller French windows are ideal for ground floor rooms that open out to the garden, for convenient access in the summer or when a French door is too big to appropriately fit into a space on the ground floor as less timber is used. Or upper floor levels with Juliette balconies that invite the romantic style of an elegant French window.
Interestingly, many people think that a French door and a French window are the same things, and it would be easy to see why, but there are some subtle differences. Not only do French windows tend to be narrower than French doors. They also may have a sill or frame below the window. Raising it above ground level. Whereas a door will always finish much lower, with a threshold at the bottom, to remove any trip hazards and provide a seamless flow outdoors as per their function.
Another obvious difference between French doors and French windows is the locking mechanism. A French door or patio door will include door handles, which require the stiles to be wider to accommodate. However, a large French window will have a window mechanism, such as espagnolettes, which can sit on a smaller stile.
This is due to a French door having higher proportions of bulk and frame, which can obstruct the view if shoe-horned into a space incorrectly. It loses the delicate and romanticised aesthetic of a traditional French window.
With each and every new product we bring to our customers, our critical starting point in the design process is challenging the joinery industry we are in. We believe in innovation. We believe in thinking differently.
A high-quality window deserves a dependable finish. Our low maintenance clad-wood products feature an extruded aluminum exterior finished in commercial-grade paint for superior resistance to fading and chalking. Our palette of nineteen color options spans from muted, earthy tones to bold, rich colors and three pearlescent finishes. Custom color matching is also available to meet any design vision.
*Custom Colors: Any color. Any window or door. You name it. No matter what your inspiration for a custom window or door color, Marvin will match it. You get any color your heart desires, with your own personal custom color name and a 20-year warranty. See your Marvin dealer for details and ask about special pricing.
When compared to painting or staining on the job site, factory-stained finishes offer consistent quality and performance resulting from our expertise with wood as a material and years of perfecting our staining process.
Every piece of wood receives even coats of conditioning and stain, two coats of clear finish, and is sanded and baked twice in an oven before your window or door is built to create a consistent, durable and high-quality finish that brings out the natural beauty, texture, and grain of the wood. Our stained wood products meet industry standards and arrive ready to install.
Painting on the job site or scheduling off-site finishing is an extra step that takes time and coordination. Choose our primed white or white painted interior finish option on any Marvin pine windows and doors with a wood exterior, or an additional designer black paint option for products with an aluminum clad exterior. Your windows and doors will arrive factory-painted and ready to install.
You can count on consistency with our process, as every piece of wood receives a coat of prime and is sanded before being painted. The paint is baked twice in an oven before your window or door is built to create a consistent, durable and high-quality painted finish that performs to the industry standard.
The glazing profile refers to the edge detail where the interior glass meets the wood, or in the case of the exterior, either the wood or the extruded aluminum. This edge detail, sometimes referred to as sticking or bead, adds a more traditional or contemporary aesthetic to a window or door. Ogee and Putty profiles are more traditional, while a Square profile provides a clean, crisp, contemporary look.
When fresh air flow is a priority, multiple screen options are available to keep insects and debris at bay. A standard screen with an aluminum surround is available in multiple finishes, and an optional wood screen that can be painted or stained to match is available on select all-wood windows.
*Due to the variety of possible combinations of casings and subsills, special dimensional considerations for installation methods are required. Contact your local Marvin retailer when specifying casing and subsill combinations.
The French Steel Company is the industry leader in bespoke design, flawless manufacturing, turnkey installation, and professional servicing of architectural steel windows and doors. Our experienced team of designers, installers, and steel experts can inspire your next project or renovation. And our over 20-year track record of unparalleled service will give you the peace of mind to know that your steel windows and doors will be handled with professionalism and dedication. We pride ourselves on being the industry leader in the custom design, manufacturing, installation, and servicing of architectural steel windows and doors.
Windows from the WASCO Fensterwerk are three windows in one -- the innovative European windows design offers draft-free ventilation in the tilt position, the traditional look and maximum ventilation of an inswing casement in the turn position, and a timeless look and security in the closed position. Tilt & Turn Windows combine unequaled structural performance with the superior air infiltration and thermal performance of a casement window.
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame[1] in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a window.[2] Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or closed, to exclude inclement weather. Windows may have a latch or similar mechanism to lock the window shut or to hold it open by various amounts.
In addition to this, many modern day windows may have a window screen or mesh, often made of aluminum or fibreglass, to keep bugs out when the window is opened. Windows are primarily designed to facilitate a vital connection with the outdoors, offering those within the confines of the building visual access to the everchanging events occurring outside. The provision of this connection serves as an integral safeguard for the health and well-being of those inhabiting buildings, lest they experience the detrimental effects of enclosed buildings devoid of windows. Among the myriad criteria for the design of windows, several pivotal criteria have emerged in daylight standards: location, time, weather, nature, and people. Of these criteria, windows that are designed to provide views of nature are considered to be the most important by people.[3]
Types include the eyebrow window, fixed windows, hexagonal windows, single-hung, and double-hung sash windows, horizontal sliding sash windows, casement windows, awning windows, hopper windows, tilt, and slide windows (often door-sized), tilt and turn windows, transom windows, sidelight windows, jalousie or louvered windows, clerestory windows, lancet windows, skylights, roof windows, roof lanterns, bay windows, oriel windows, thermal, or Diocletian, windows, picture windows, Rose windows, emergency exit windows, stained glass windows, French windows, panel windows, double/triple-paned windows, and witch windows.
Window is first recorded in the early 13th century, and originally referred to an unglazed hole in a roof. Window replaced the Old English eagyrl, which literally means 'eye-hole', and eagduru 'eye-door'. Many Germanic languages, however, adopted the Latin word fenestra to describe a window with glass, such as standard Swedish fnster, or German Fenster. The use of window in English is probably because of the Scandinavian influence on the English language by means of loanwords during the Viking Age. In English, the word fenester was used as a parallel until the mid-18th century. Fenestration is still used to describe the arrangement of windows within a faade, as well as defenestration, meaning 'to throw out of a window'.
In the 13th century BC, the earliest windows were unglazed openings in a roof to admit light during the day.[citation needed] Later,[when?] windows were covered with animal hide, cloth, or wood. Shutters that could be opened and closed came next.[when?] Over time, windows were built that both protected the inhabitants from the elements and transmitted light, using multiple small pieces of translucent material, such as flattened pieces of translucent animal horn, paper sheets, thin slices of marble (such as fengite), or pieces of glass, set in frameworks of wood, iron or lead. In the Far East, paper was used to fill windows.[1]The Romans were the first known users of glass for windows, exploiting a technology likely first developed in Roman Egypt. Specifically, in Alexandria c. 100 CE, cast-glass windows, albeit with poor optical properties, began to appear, but these were small thick productions, little more than blown-glass jars (cylindrical shapes) flattened out into sheets with circular striation patterns throughout. It would be over a millennium before window glass became transparent enough to see through clearly, as we expect now. In 1154, Al-Idrisi described glass windows as a feature of the palace belonging to the king of the Ghana Empire.[6][7]
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