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See also: Regulations, Drawings of Timber Frame Detail
Functions
- To let light into a building.
- Provides sound and thermal insulation.
- Provides shelter from the weather.
- Provides security.
- Fire escapes from bedrooms.
- Improve the appearance of a building.
Materials of windows
- Aluminium
- Teak/Iroko
- Glass
- uPVC (unplasticised Poly Vinyl Chloride)
Parts of a window
Dotted lines indicate the hinges on the windows to determine which way it opens.
