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A sash window or hung sash window is made of 1 or even more movable panels or "sashes" that form a window frame to hold sheets of glass which are often distanced from other panes (or "lights") by thin muntin bars. Although any window with this style of glazing is considered "a sash", the term is used almost exclusively to refer to the glazed panels are opened by sliding vertically, or horizontally in a way known as a "Yorkshire light" or sliding sash. Sash windows are common in Europe and former colonies including the United States and many other nations. The design of the sash window is credited to the English scientist and inventor, Robert Hook. The oldest known examples of sash windows were fitted in England in the 1670s, for example at Ham House, London.
The sash window is often seen in Georgian and Victorian houses, and the normal arrangement has three panes across by two up on each of two sashes, giving a "6 over 6" panel window, although this is by no means a rule. Innumerable late Victorian and Edwardian town houses were built in England using standard sash window units approximately 4 feet (1.2m) in width, but older, hand-made units could be any size.
The name "hung sash window" is more usual in the United States, and refers to a double hung window with two sashes that can move up and down in the frame. A single hung window has two sashes but normally the top sash is fixed and only the bottom sash slides.
Construction is usually of softwood, and are generally single glazed; although double-glazed sashes are available it is more common for single-glazed sash to be replaced with top-hung casements when double glazing is retro-fitted. Some top-hung double-glazed units are manufactured to give the look of sashes.
Some problems with wooden sash windows include rot, swelling or miss shaping of the woodwork, rattling in the wind (due to shrinkage of the wood), and problems brought on by careless application of paint. The sliding action makes sash windows more vulnerable to these problems than traditional casement windows. Sash windows are not high maintenance, but offer advantages in return (looks, abides by laws (relating to older houses and buildings), natural resources etc). It is also possible to clean all the glass from within the building by sliding the two panes to different positions.
A significant advantage of sash windows is that they provide efficient cooling of interiors during hot weather. Opening both the top and bottom of a sash window by equal amounts allows warm air at the top of the room to escape, thus drawing relatively cool air from outside into the room through the bottom opening.
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