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Warranty

Domus uPVC product components are guaranteed not to rust, peel, corrode, rot, swell or blister for a period of 20 years after installation. Domus uses the finest materials available anywhere in the world. Since Domus product do not deteriorate a building owner can look forward to a long period of continued productive use with minimal maintenance and no need for replacement. To see the full warranty click the link below:

uPVC Windows, Doors and Handrail Warranty

uPVC Decking Warranty

Glossary of Terms

Getting confused by window jargon? We understand, so we have made a brief glossary of terms that we use here at Domus. If you have a question no matter how simple, we encourage you to use the chat now button to speak to an agent.

Adjustable Hinges
Adjustable hinges are offered on Domus swingdoors, allowing the door sash to be adjusted from one side to the other as well as up and down

Astragal
Found on a pair of doors that open double apart from each other such as French Doors, the astragal is a vertical component attached to the meeting edge of one of the doors, allowing the two to lock together without a visible gap. This also prevents air infiltration.

Awning
Awning windows have the hinge located at the top so the window opens out from the bottom.

Balances
Also known as “Mechanical Balances” are the operating mechanisms within the frame of a single or double hung window that controls the vertical sliding of the window.

Bay Window
3 or more windows joined together and protruding out from the building/house with the outmost windows facing out on an angle. Usually the outmost window will operate.

Bow window
A series of windows protruding out from the building/house like a Bay window, but instead all the windows having angles like a bay window, they join together in a gentle curve. Usually the outmost window will operate.

Brickmold
Brickmold is an option offered as external trim on the exterior of Domus swingdoors

Casement Window
Casement windows are hinged on the side so they swing open to the outside like a door.

Casing
Also known as Trim. Molding or trim applied around the window or door frames on the interior of the building to give a finished appearance.

Check rail
The rails on the sashes of a double hung window where the locks are mounted.

Clerestory Window
An operable or vented window above other windows and doors, usually close to the ceiling to add more venting and light to a room.

Combination Windows
More than one window or door joined together as one unit. Also referred to as mulled windows.

Corner Windows
Windows that come together in a corner of a room, often referred to as mirror images.

Domus
Latin for house or home.

Domus Impact System
An optional system available on some of Domus’s window lines that uses impact resistant glass glued into the PVC-U frame that is reinforced with steel. Designed to add safety and security from hurricanes and intruders.

Double Hung Window
Double hung windows are similar to a single hung window, but they allow both sashes to smoothly glide up and down and offer a greater variety of ventilation options.

Double Slider Window
Double Slider windows are similar to a horizontal slider, but allow both sashes to easily slide from side to side, offering more versatility in how the window can open.

Drainage Slots
Or “weep holes” slots are holes that are purposely placed in specific points of a window frame or sash. These are to allow water to escape from the PVC-U frame or sash and remain trapped if for any reason water would get in. It is very important to keep the holes open and not cover them up.

Extrusions
Vinyl (PVC-U) material that has been molded into a specific shape in a heating process. These Extrusions are then cut and welded together to form Domus’s multi-chambered PVC-U frames and sashes.

Fenestration
An architectural term referring to the arrangement of windows on a wall. From the Latin word “fenestra” meaning window.

Fixed-Active Operation
or FA Operation is when there are two side by side doors, and one is stationary and does not open (fixed) and the second door opens and is operational (Active)

Fixed
Also known as "Stationary", in the window and door industry “fixed” refers to a window or door unit that is inoperable, it does not open.

Flashing
A thin strip of metal or another synthetic material used to divert water away from a window or door to the outside and not let it enter the inside of a wall.

Flanker
A window or door joined beside another window. For example, flankers are on either side of a bay window unit or picture window.

Frame
The PVC-U frame secures to the rough opening of a building and holds the glass and window sashes. Parts of the frame include the head jamb, sill, and side jambs.

Frame Size
Measurement of a window or door from outside of the frame to the outside of the frame.

French Door
Two swinging door panels that have a double-wide opening because the center mullion is replaced by an astragal attached to one of the doors.

Frosted Glass
Also know as Obscure Glass, has a rough surface so that while it remains translucent, it offers the privacy of an obscured view.

Fusion Welding
The process using heat to join the miter cut corners of the frame and sash. When the corners are fused together, the unit and its joints become exceptionally strong with permanently sealed corners that will not open up.

Geometric Window
A window with a specific geometric shape. Common geometric shapes include octagons, triangles, diamonds, parallelograms, pentagons and trapezoids. Some of the Domus window lines offer custom geometric windows.

Glazing
Refers to the glass used in the window, or as a verb refers to act of installing glass into a window.

Glazing Bead
The long thin moulded piece of PVC-U used to secure glass into the window frame or sash.

Grille
Grilles are small dividers that give the window the appearance of being made up of many smaller widow panes. Domus has two types of Grilles: SDL and Internal Grilles. See window options for more details.

Head Jamb
The top, horizontal piece of window or door frame.

Horizontal Slider
Horizontal Slider windows feature one fixed lite and a sash that slides to the side.

Impact-Resistant Glass
Impact-Resistant glass is made by taking two panes of glass and laminating them together with a polymer inner layer, thicker and stronger than what is used in our Safety Glass. The inner layer is what will keep the window together if it is struck by a hard object, so even after the glass is cracked the window can still take repeated blows without letting the object penetrate. Not only does this offer safety for severe storms and intruders, but it also offers some protection from outside noise and ultra-violet rays.

Insulated Glass
Also known as “IG”, is a window constructed using two panes of glass separated by an airspace to insulate the window for heat and noise transfer.

Internal Grilles
A grill that is placed in-between the two panes of glass in an insulated glass window. Provides the more classic colonial look, but because the grille is in the window they will stay clean and the glass is easier to clean as one big unit with no interruptions.

Jamb
The top and side components of a window or door frame.

Kickplate
A thin metal plate applied to the bottom rail of a door to protect the surface.

Laminated Glass
Two or more layers of glass bonded together using heat and pressure, with a polymer inner layer.

Lite
A lite refers to a single pane of glass in a window. For example one “lite” of a bay window is referring to one of the panes or sash in the window.

Low-e
A Low-e coating applied to the inside space of an insulated glass window that lowers the amount of harmful ultra-violet light entering the room as well as radiant heat. Very useful in warm climates.

Margin
The space between a window sash and the adjacent frame.

Mechanical Balances
Also known as just “Balances” are the operating mechanism within the frame of a single or double hung window that controls the vertical sliding of the window.

Mulled
Mulled windows or doors are joined together as one unit. Also referred to as combination windows.

Mullion
The stationary frame piece that separates mulled or joined windows. When different types of windows are joined together with mullions, it gives the appearance of being one large unit.

Multi-Point Locking System
A locking system where several points of the window are locked at once.

Muntin Bar
Also known as a Grille, are small dividers that give the window the appearance of being made up of many smaller widow panes.

Obscure Glass
Also known as Frosted Glass has a rough surface so that while it remains translucent, it offers the privacy of an obscured view.

Operable
Also known as venting, is a window that can be opened or closed.

Operator
A jointed metal arm that opens and closes a casement or awning window.

Palladian Window
A large, arch-toped window flanked by smaller windows on each side.

Picture Window
A non-operable window. Picture windows can be joined together in combinations with operable windows like casements or sliders for example.

PVC-U
PVC-U stands for Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride. PVC-U will stand up against damage from exposure to ultra-violet light, whereas PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) would start to degrade and turn yellow when exposed to UV light.

Rails
The top and bottom PVC-U pieces of a window sash.

Rough Cut Opening
The unfinished space or opening in the wall that the window in which the window will be installed into.

Safety Glass
At Domus we make our safety glass by putting a thin layer of laminate that holds the glass together if it cracks, so a person or child will not be injured by large pieces of falling glass if they accidentally went into it. Safety Glass is standard in all of our Patio and Swinging Doors, and we strongly recommend it to be used on any window coming within 18 inches of the finished floor.

Sash
The PVC-U part of the window that holds the glass in an opening part of the window. The sash is then attached to the frame in rails or by a hinge.

SDL
Simulated Divided Lite, with Domus is a Georgian style grille that is attached to the glazing that gives the appearance of the window being made up of separate panes of glass when actually it is just one large pane of glass.

Shaped Window
Like a picture window, a shaped window is a fixed non-operable window but can be made into different shapes (e.g. Arch, Oval, Octagon).

Side Jambs
The vertical PVC-U pieces of a window or door frame.

Sidelite
A window installed next to a door frame.

Sill Horn
The portion of sill nosing that extends past the side jambs.

Sill: The bottom, horizontal piece of a window frame.

Single Glaze
A single pane of glass in a window with no insulating airspace. 
Not as energy-efficient as insulated glass.

Single Hung Window
Single Hung windows have a fixed top lite and a vertically opening sash that glides smoothly up and down.

Slider
Also known as a "Horizontal Slider" features one fixed lite and a sash that slides to the side.

Spacer
A spacer separates the two panes of glass in an insulated glass window. Domus uses Edgetech – Super Spacer® technology in all our insulated glass.

Stacked Windows
Windows that are mulled vertically, one above the other.

Stainless Steel Operating Hardware
Domus uses only stainless steel in its hinges, Balances etc. because of its resistance to corrosion.

Stationary
Also known as fixed, in the window and door industry “fixed” refers to a window or door unit that is inoperable, it does not open.

Stiles
The vertical PVC-U pieces of a window sash panel.

Strike Plate
The piece of locking hardware on a door frame which receives the latch or dead bolt.

Super Spacer®
Domus uses Edgetech - Super Spacer® technology in all of its insulated glass windows. Super Spacer® is a thermal-resistant, flexible tape insulating glass edge-seal products that provide maximum condensation resistance, durability and energy performance.
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Threshold
Runs along the bottom of a door frame and is beveled on each side.

Tinted Glass
Tinted Glass reduces the amount of light and harmful UV (ultra-violet) rays that enter the room. A light tint can lower the amount of heat and UV rays that enter the room, while still allowing the bright light to fill the room.

Transom
A non-operable window that is mulled or attached above a window or door, to add more aesthetic value or light to a room.

Trim
Also known as Casing. Molding or trim applied around the window or door frames on the interior of the building to give a finished appearance.

U-Factor
Also known as U-value, measures heat flow through a window or door. A low U-factor means better insulation properties and greater energy efficiency.

UV
Ultra-Violet rays are the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths between ionizing radiation (X-rays) and visible light emitted from the sun that can damage many materials over time cause them to breakdown, warp, crack, peel or discolour.

Uvekol™
Uvekol™ is the laminate that Domus uses in our Impact Windows and our safety glass. It adds strength, safety and depending on the thickness of the laminate security from storms and intruders. The laminate also has sound deadening properties to block outside noise, as well as protection from UV light.

Venting
Also know as operable, a window that is venting is able to open and close.

Weather stripping
The material that is used to make a seal between a window sash and the frame, a door and the frame to prevent air or water from passing through a closed window or door.

Weep holes
Or drainage slots are holes that are purposely placed in specific points of a window frame or sash. These are to allow water to escape from the PVC-U frame or sash and remain trapped if for any reason water would get in. It is very important to keep the holes open and not cover them up.

Wind Load
The force exerted on a surface by moving air.