While standard grids are flat and about 3/16” x 5/8”, wider sizes and contoured shapes such as those pictured above are popular in some markets. The result is an inexpensive alternative to true divided lite windows, which allows for easy cleaning and no muntin maintenance with the same general look. Unlike single hung windows, double hung windows allow ventilation on the top, bottom, or both. Some double hung windows, referred to as Cottage windows, have a top sash narrower than the bottom sash. This sub-assembly structure, pictured in part above to reveal the connecting nylon key, is then carefully fitted into an insulating glass unit before it is “sandwiched” together and hermetically sealed. This style of window has a more traditional aesthetic, often featuring simulated divided lites (window grids). One of these alternatives involves roll-formed and painted hollow aluminum grids that are cut like Lincoln Logs® and fitted together into a sub-assembly. Since it was increasingly costly to make true divided lite windows out of insulating glass that required muntins to hold them in place in a window sash, alternative processing methods and designs came to be very popular. As float glass processing and quality improved, the resulting larger dimensions of flat glass made it possible to create double-pane glass using big sheets cut to size. Before we do anything, make sure FancyZones is toggled on. Open the app and click the FancyZones tab in the sidebar. For many years, TDL’s were the only way to make a window. With PowerToys installed, we can begin setting up the FancyZones. Early glass processing only allowed roughly 10” squares of glass to be manufactured, and these wavy little panes of glass were held in place by muntins to build “true divided lites”. Muntins are sections of window sashes that were used in years past to hold small lites of glass in place. Grids, also referred to as muntins or grilles, are strips of material (such as wood, vinyl, milled PVC or aluminum) that divide the window glass into a grid. 70 Series Low-E Argon Glass Double Hung White Vinyl Fin with J Window with Grids, Screen Incl. Sometimes called “Colonial Lites” because they help give the window an architectural colonial-style appearance, internal grids are designed to simulate old-fashioned muntins. Get free shipping on qualified Double-Pane Windows products or Buy Online Pick Up in Store today in the Doors & Windows Department.
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