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A casement window is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges at the side. [1] They are used singly or in pairs within a common frame, in which case they are hinged on the outside. Casement windows are often held open using a casement stay. Windows hinged at the top are referred to as awning windows, and ones hinged at the ...
Casement window. A casement window is a window with a hinged sash that swings in or out like a door comprising either a side-hung, top-hung (also called "awning window"; see below), or occasionally bottom-hung sash or a combination of these types, sometimes with fixed panels on one or more sides of the sash. [2]
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A casement stay is a metal bar used to hold a casement window in a specific open or closed position. [1] Metal windows will normally have the stay included at the time of manufacture, while wooden windows will have them added after fitting. [2] Different kinds of casement stay include peg type, telescopic and friction
A canted oriel window in Lengerich, Germany. A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. It typically consists of a central windowpane, called a fixed sash, flanked by two or more smaller windows, known as casement or double-hung windows.
A Vermont or witch window. In American vernacular architecture, a witch window (also known as a Vermont window, among other names) is a window (usually a double-hung sash window, occasionally a single-sided casement window) placed in the gable-end wall of a house [1] and rotated approximately 1/8 of a turn (45 degrees) from the vertical, leaving it diagonal, with its long edge parallel to the ...
Casement may refer to: Casement (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Casement Aerodrome, a military airfield near Dublin, Ireland; Casement Park, the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Casement window, a window that is attached to the window frame with hinges at the side
A double-hung window where the upper sash is smaller (shorter) than the lower is termed a cottage window. [citation needed] A single-hung window has two sashes, but normally the top sash is fixed and only the bottom sash slides. Triple- and quadruple-hung windows are used for tall openings, common in New England churches.