Piper Windows - for the very best in double glazing,
double glazed windows, double glazed conservatories, double
glazed doors, fire doors, security windows and security doors.
Piper Glossary
| Armour Door |
| Glass Fibre reinforced doors made by Piper Windows |
| Black EPDM Gasket |
| A weather seal around a window |
| Box Sash |
| Original wooden sash windows |
| BS 6206 |
| Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass and safety plastics for use in buildings |
| BS 7412 |
| British standard specification for plastics windows made from unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) extruded hollow profiles |
| BS 7950 |
| British standard specification for enhanced security performance of casement and tilt/turn windows for domestic applications |
| BSI |
| British Standards Institution |
| Casement Window |
| The basic style window available from Pipers |
| Cill |
| External window cill |
| Co-Extruded |
| The term used to describe windows which are different colours inside & out |
| Composite Door |
| A Glass Fibre reinforced door |
| Conservatory |
| A Glass extension to a building |
| Constructionline |
| The UK's largest register of pre-qualified construction services |
| Dogbone Coupler |
| Used to join two windows together |
| Espagnolatte |
| Piper Windows standard 2 point locks for casement windows |
| Face Drain |
| A window that drains water down the front of the window instead of the inside |
| Fan Light |
| Term used to describe a window directly above a door |
| FENSA |
| FENSA Limited is the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme for companies that install windows and doors in dwellings |
| French Door |
| Double opening doors one master one slave |
| GGF |
| Glass & Glazing Federation |
| Handle |
| Used on all our sash's - usually incorporating a locking mechanism |
| Insurance Backed Guarantee |
| A 10 Year Guarantee is provided with our installations |
| ISO 9002 |
| Model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing |
| Jamb |
| A vertical side element of a window |
| K Glass |
| Made by Pilkington and required by law for all FENSA installations |
| Lean To |
| A conservatory which uses an existing building as one of the sides |
| Light Oak |
| PVCu with a wood effect colouring |
| Mullion |
| A vertical bar of PVCu across a window, or separating the side of a window or door from an adjacent window |
| Non Locking Handle |
| A handle without a locking mechanism |
| Obscure Glass |
| A type of glass made by Pilkington often used in bathrooms etc |
| Patterned Glass |
| Glass with a decorative pattern |
| Profile |
| The lengths of PVCu used to make windows |
| PVCU |
| Poly Vinyl Chloride Unplasticised |
| Qlon Gasket |
| A white weather seal around a window |
| Residential Door |
| A front or back door for domestic use |
| Restricted Hinge |
| Hinges which stop a window being opened too far |
| RICS |
| Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors |
| Rosewood |
| PVCu with a wood effect colouring |
| Sash |
| The part of a window that opens |
| Shootbolt |
| A high security locking system for casement windows |
| Side Hung |
| A casement window which is hinged from the side |
| Tilt and Slide Patio Door |
| A patio door that tilts then slides to open |
| Tilt and Turn Window |
| Windows that can both tilt for ventilation and turn for normal opening |
| Top Hung |
| A casement window that is hinged from the top |
| Transom |
| A horizontal bar of PVCu across a window, or separating the top of a window or door from a small window above |
| Unglazed |
| A window or door supplied without glass |
| Vertical Drain |
| A window that drains water inside of the window instead of down the front |
| Vertical Slider |
| A vertically sliding window often used to replace old Box Sash windows |
| Victorian Conservatory |
| A style of conservatory |
| Window Board |
| Internal windowsill |
