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This site, Windows Oakville, is all about top quality windows available in the Oakville area by Cheney Window and Door Speacialists.  The windows provided by Cheney are of the highest quality and they are well known for their precision installation, cleanliness and great work ethic.

If you are looking for vynil, architectural, wood or any type of replacement window, Cheney is the company to call.  All of their windows are custom made to fit your home perfectly.

Styles of Windows:

There are may different window styles, those more common today which are usually dictated by the weather conditions common to the area. Coastal climates, with stronger winds, tend to have smaller outward-opening windows while inland areas tend to have larger windows, which commonly open inwards.

* Replacement: is a framed window designed to slip inside the original window frame from the inside after the old sashes are removed

* New construction: a window with a nailing fin designed to be inserted into a rough opening from the outside before applying siding and inside trim.

Common styles are:

* Double-hung sash window: a Vertical style window with two parts (sashes) which overlap slightly and slide up and down inside the frame.

* Single-hung sash window: one sash is movable and the other fixed.

* Horizontal Sliding sash window: has two or more sashes that overlap slightly but slide horizontally within the frame. If there are 3 part, the center typically is a fixed panel.

* Casement window: An outward-opening window with either side-hung, top-hung, or combination of sash types. Often they have fixed panels on one or more sides of the sash. These are opened using a crank, by friction stays, or espagnolette locking.

* Tilt: a window which can open inwards at the top or can open hinged at the side.

* Jalousie window: A window comprising many slats of glass that open and close like a Venetian blind usually using a crank.

* Skylight: A flat, sloped, or bubble window built into a roof structure for daylighting.

* Bay: A multipanel window, with at three sections set at different angles to create an expanded area for shelving/sitting while allowing more light into the room that a flat window. The window creates a “seat board”, a small seating area or shelf often used for plants or items that would take up floor space. A bay window may be rectangular, polygonal or arc shaped. If arc-shaped it is a bow window.

* Bow: a type of Bay window, but arc shaped with four or more glass sections to simulate a rounded appearance.

* Fixed: A window that cannot be opened. A non-opening window is sometimes called a “light” because its function is limited to allowing light to enter without any outside air.

* Picture: A very large fixed window in a wall, which provides an unimpeded view “as if framing a picture”.

Cheney Window and Door Specialists  905-847-2071

2345 Wyecroft Road Unit 23, Oakville, ON L6L 6L8

 

Replacement Windows

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Perhaps no other element shapes a room’s personality more than the right window. Whether you want classic luxury for a showpiece living room or attractive practicality for the laundry room, look for the style, look and feel for what it takes to suit your style and budget.  Your windows should be measured and installed by a professional window installer, who can also help you decide on exactly what type of windows will best compliment your home from both the inside and out.

Replacement Windows – If you’re thinking about replacement windows, why wait any longer? The benefits start immediately. From enhancing your home’s interior to adding to its curb appeal, new windows transform a home from ordinary to outstanding. What’s more, they provide one of the best returns on investment of any home improvement project.

Insulation and Energy Saving Values – Windows are thermal holes. An average home may lose 30% of its heat or air-conditioning energy through its windows. Energy-efficient windows save money each and every month. Plus, you’ll be more comfortable the whole while you live with them.  In this day and age of saving on energy costs, you really can’t go wrong with replacing the windows in your home.

Whether you are choosing windows for your new home, or you are choosing windows to replace old ones in your current home, choose wisely.  Window additions are an investment, and if chosen properly your investment will pay you back.

 

Styles of Windows

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Classic styles:

* Clerestory: A fixed, vertical window set in a roof structure or high in a wall, used for daylighting. You’ll see these in the old churches around the world, like Notre Dame. Clerestory lights are any rows of windows above eye level for providing light.

* Oriel: Projects from the wall, and were originally a form of a porch. Often seen on upper stories of older buildings. Often supported by brackets, or by corbels (a type of architectural bracket), they do not reach the ground. These are the rounded columnar windows you see on older buildings.

* Palladian: A large arched window which is divided into three parts. The center section is larger than the two side sections. Renaissance and classical architecture often have Palladian windows.