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Daylight Opening
The width and the height of the visible glass.

Decay
Decay is disintegration of wood due to the action of wood-destroying fungi: the words "dote" and "Rot" mean the same as decay.

Decking (DKG)
Lumber expressed in nominal terms as being 2" to 4" thick and 4" and wider. Decking is usually surfaced to single tongue and groove in 2" nominal thickness. In 3" and 4" nominal thickness it may be double tongue and groove and worked with rounded or V edges, striated, or grooved. Decking is widely used for roofing and flooring.

Depth Of The Jamb
The point where the exterior casing ends to the point where the interior casing begins. On clad units, the point from the backside of the nailing fin to the interior of the frame.

Dimension
Framing lumber, a term generally applied to lumber when the nominal size is 2 inches thick and 2 or more inches wide. The National Grading Rule for Softwood Dimension Lumber defines "dimension" as lumber from 2 through 4 inches thick and 2 inches and wider.

Direct Glaze
Refers to a window with no sash. The glass is glazed directly into the frame and is stationary.

Divided Lites
See Authentic Divided Lites.

Dote
" Dote," "doze," and "rot" are synonymous with "decay" and are any form of decay which may be evident as either a discoloration or a softening of the wood.

Double End Trimmed (DET)
Both ends cut reasonably square by a saw.

Double Hung
Double Hung windows have two movable sash which operate vertically. Double Hung sash are held in an open position with the use of coil spring block and tackle balancing devices.

Double Hung Tilt Pac
A specially designed, made-to-order, package which includes everything needed to replace double hung sash and hardware in an existing frame without changing the frame. This product has the same tilt feature as the MarvinDouble Hung.

Dressed and Matched (D&M)
Lumber that has been worked with a tongue off center on one edge of each piece and a groove on the opposite edge to provide a close joint by fitting two pieces together.

Drip Cap
A formed aluminum orvinyl piece which is installed at the top of windows and doors that allows waterto run off the casing of the unit instead of seeping around the casing and into the wait cavity.

Dry Rot
A term loosely applied to many types of decay but especially to that which, when in an advanced stage, permits the wood to be easily crushed to a dry power: the term is actually a misnomer for any decay, since all fungi require considerable moisture for growth.

Dummy Handle
A non-operating handle assembly.
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