The frame is the assembled timber components that enclose and support the sashes or leaves and are fixed to the surrounding building envelope.
Timber frame fixed window detail.
Windows above 1800mm wide should also be fixed in the center of the head and cill.
Timber boarding on timber frame 1 9.
The frame with a sash or sashes for windows and the frame with a leaf or leaves for doors.
Timber windows complement almost any architectural style from federation and colonial right through to contemporary.
Timber windows and doors create a natural connection to the outside world.
Steel details s.
Fixed through the timber frame into the structure.
The detail right shows the extended window frame installed into brick veneer wall.
Note cover caps are used to hide all direct fixings.
Window doors h.
For fixed light windows the arrangement is slightly different please see typical fixing details for further information.
Internal wall to internal wall.
The frame consists of.
Render on timber frame 2.
Non loadbearing wall junctions 1 5.
A fixed panel refers to an inoperable panel of a window like the top sash of a single hung window or the pane of glass used in a picture window.
Separating wall junctions 1 4.
Open house details i.
Step 3 fixing the window side fixings should be used at 150mm from the top and bottom of the frame and a maximum of 450mm between fixings.
In direct fixing a strap is fixed to the outer edge of the frame.
Mullion the mullion is a major structural piece running either vertical or horizontal that combines two or more windows together.
The beauty of timber lies in it s warmth and charm combined with it s natural grain and colour variation.
The extender frame sections maintain the weather line has a nailing fin and will accept building in lugs and trims.
Nailing schedule ns.
Truss roof details g.
Site fixing details m.
Create visual interest in modern and contemporary homes fixed windows are often used to create interest in a space that would have been a bland wall in a classic home.
Use a stegbar fixed window to provide light and warmth into your home frame your favourite view or be inspired by mid century design.
A window or door is a combination of two primary elements.
This extrusion snaps to series 517 window frame and is used to beef up the frame from 102mm x 15mm to 102mm x 32mm.
Timber frame with confidence.
