Bayview Glossary

LoE 366 is often recommended when cooling costs outweigh heating costs in a home or when heat build-up is a concern. It has a very high reflection rate of the radiant outside heat to prevent heat gain in summer and in winter it still retains radiant with the heating of the home.

Low-emissivity or low-e glass is a glass with properties that allow for the transfer of less radiant heat. Emissivity is a measure of how much a glass surface transfers radiant heat.

A lock fitting a rectangular-shaped cavity in the edge of a door.

An assembly of two or more individual windows that are installed in a single, rough opening joined by coupling adapters.

A mullion is a vertical component that divides units of windows or doors. It can be used to for structural integrity or it can be used as a decorative element.

A 3-point locking system that comes installed in the door slab from the manufacturer.

Muntins are narrow strips of wood that divide individual panes of glass in a traditional window sash. In today's window world, grilles resemble muntins, but they are either sandwiched between double glass panes or installed over the outer surface of the glass to give the window a divided window pane look.

A thin leg extending beyond the outside surface of a window frame. A nailing fin covers the space between the window and the window opening in the wall. A nailing fin provides temporary fastening of a window. Permanent fasteners pass through window jambs at shim locations.

The edge of a siding panel is designed for fastening the panel to the wall. Usually has nailing slots and is usually covered by the next siding panel to be installed.