Glazing (window)

Glazing, which derives from the <a href="/facts/Middle_English/dj1wHvwd">Middle English</a> for 'glass', is a part of a <a href="/facts/Wall/RsuthzLu">wall</a> or <a href="/facts/Window/d89WmHTN">window</a>, made of <a href="/facts/Glass/hezRsAGf">glass</a>. Glazing also describes the work done by a professional "<a href="/facts/Glazier/DPrvn0DV">glazier</a>". Glazing is also less commonly used to describe the insertion of ophthalmic lenses into an eyeglass frame.
Common types of glazing that are used in architectural applications include clear and tinted <a href="/facts/Float_glass/L10e3REc">float glass</a>, <a href="/facts/Tempered_glass/I2Q7fX7n">tempered glass</a>, and <a href="/facts/Laminated_glass/9a8fxQbW">laminated glass</a> as well as a variety of coated glasses, all of which can be glazed singly or as <a href="/facts/Insulated_glazing/S4s08h6n">double, or even triple</a>, glazing units. Ordinary clear glass has a slight green tinge, but special colorless glasses are offered by several manufacturers.
Glazing can be mounted on the surface of a <a href="/facts/Window/d89WmHTN">window</a> <a href="/facts/Sash_window/bvY8HJYC">sash</a> or <a href="/facts/Door/ts2uMoVm">door</a> <a href="/facts/Frame_and_panel/4Q4P9E4s">stile</a>, usually made of <a href="/facts/Wood/z13NpHPl">wood</a>, <a href="/facts/Aluminium/7wmR8jYE">aluminium</a> or <a href="/facts/Polyvinyl_chloride/9VkegJvr">PVC</a>. The glass is fixed into a <a href="/facts/Rabbet/xwEzJVaq">rabbet (rebate)</a> in the frame in a number of ways including triangular glazing points, <a href="/facts/Putty/eNhqRU2v">putty</a>, etc. Toughened and laminated glass can be glazed by bolting panes directly to a metal framework by bolts passing through drilled holes.
Glazing is commonly used in low temperature solar thermal collectors because it helps retain the collected heat.

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Glazing (window)