Pocket Door

Related terms

• Framing

  The skeleton of wood or steel members — studs, joists, rafters, beams — that gives a structure its shape and carries its loads before fin…

• Prehung Door

  A door already mounted on hinges in a complete frame, ready to set into a rough opening. Faster and more reliable than hanging a slab in…

• Picture Window

  A large fixed (non-opening) window that maximizes view and light. Most energy-efficient type because there is no operating gap to leak air.

• Rail

  The horizontal members of a sash; the check/meeting rail is where two sashes overlap in a double-hung window.

• Panel Door

  A door built of a stile-and-rail frame surrounding raised or flat panels — the traditional look (e.g., two-panel, six-panel).

• Roof / Tubular Skylight

  A small reflective tube channeling daylight from a roof dome into a room below — economical daylighting where a full skylight won't fit.

• Obscure / Privacy Glass

  Textured, frosted, or patterned glass that transmits light but blocks view, used in bathrooms and entry sidelights.

• Sash

  The framed, often movable panel that holds the glass within a window. Double-hung windows have an upper and lower sash.