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Panel
Either the stationary or operating wood frame with glass used on Marvin door products.

Panning
A term used to describe the aluminum extrusion components (i.e. jambs, sill and head jamb) used in the Clad Magnum Double Hung Replacement System with Panning to cover the existing window frame.

Part Stop
A strip of wood with weatherstripping attached which prevents air and water infiltration. Part stops are commonly found at the head jamb of a double hung unit.

Partly Air Dried (PAD)
Seasoned to some extent by exposure to the atmosphere, but still considered green or unseasoned.

Pascal
A metric unit of pressure which equals one newton per square meter.

Peck
Pockets or areas of disintegrated wood caused by advanced stages of localized decay in the living tree: it is usually associated with cypress and incense cedar: there is no further development of peck once the tree is felled.

Pistol Grip Handle
The handle hardware used on Tilt-Turn and Hopperwindows. During operation it is grasped in the same manner as the handle of pistol.

Pitch
A term used to describe the angle of a roof. For example: A 4-12 pitch indicates that the roof rises 4" vertically for each 12" horizontally.

Pith
The small soft core occurring in the structural center of a log.

Plank
A piece of lumber, from 2 but not including 5 inches thick, generally used with wide face horizontal: (differs from joist only that latter is used on edge).

Plinth Block
A decorative wood block placed between the vertical casing and the top casing of a unit to provide an elegant interior casing profile.

Plumb Bob
A carpenter's device used to ensure vertical alignment.

Plywood
A piece of wood made of three or more layers of veneer joined with glue and usually laid with the grain of adjoining plies at right angles. Almost always an odd number of plies are used to secure balanced construction.

Pole Crank
An aluminum extension pole used to open or close awnings which would be otherwise unaccessible because of their height.

Polygon
A high level term used to describe triangles, trapezoids, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.

Posts and Timbers
Large pieces (nominal dimensions, 5" by 5" and larger, width not more than 2" greater than thickness) of square or approximately square cross section graded primarily for use as posts or columns.

Powerdrive
An electrically operated device which will open Casemaster or Awning units by a switch. This is in lieu of a roto gear crank or pole crank.

Precision End Trimmed (PET)
Lumber is trimmed square and smooth on both ends to uniform length.

Prime
The first coat of paint in an application that consists of two or more coats; also refers to the paint used for such an initial coat - primer.

Protractor
A device used to determine the angle of an existing sill.

Psychrometer
A device used to accurately measure the relative humidity in a dwelling.

Pultrusion
Lineal profiles manufactured by combining plastic resin and continuous glass fiber reinforcement. These thermally insulating and structural components are ideally suited for applications where strength, thermal stability and weather resistance are required. PURLIN - A piece of wood which is used to replace a portion of compressible sheathing. It provides a strong support section for fastening a platform to an exterior wall for bay and bow installations.

Pyrolitic Low E Glass (Hardcoat)
Pyrolitic Low - E is designed to be used either in non-insulating applications such as energy panels that have exposed surfaces or surfaces or for insulating glass applications. The pyrolitic coating is typically applied to the second surface, but can be applied to the third surface to provide increased solar heat gain. For a more detailed explanation see options section.
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