Step 4: Meet Your Coach

Once you have your project vision, it is time to meet your Coach! Each Turkstra location has Coaches who specialize in our different product categories (gameplans), and their training is aimed at helping YOU Build-It-Better.

A meeting with your Build-It-Better Coach will focus on the details of your project, such as timing, budget, materials, style, and so much more. Proper planning and resources are critical to the success of your project, which is why we take the time to work through the details of your project together.

Below, you will find Project Information Sheets that will get you thinking about your project and some of your Coach's questions. Feel free to get a head-start before meeting with your Coach by filling out a form and bringing it to your meeting.

Window Terms

• Apron – A piece of casing or decorative trim installed against the wall immediately beneath the stool of a window.
• Brick Mould – A type of casing used for exterior doors and the exterior wall side of windows.
• Cladding – A coating or layer on a surface.
• Double Pane vs. Triple pane – Triple pane is more energy efficient than double pane and preserves the warm or cold air in your home better than double pane.
• Frame – The frame in which the your exterior door is situated.
• Jamb and Jamb Extensions – Vertical framing utilized as side posts; extensions help extend the length or depth of the jamb for varying sizes of windows.
• Low-E & Argon – Energy efficient panes that transmit the sun’s rays into your home in the winter, to help warm it up, while simultaneously preventing the escape of heat from your home.
• Nail Fin (nail flange) – A small piece of metal that is attached to the window and nailed into the frame to secure the window in position.
• Sill – The horizontal member forming the bottom of a window or exterior door frame; the lowest member of the frame of a structure, resting on the foundation and supporting the frame.
• Sash- The operating and/or stationary portion of the window unit that is separate from the frame. The sash consists of the following parts:
  • STILES: Vertical sash members.
  • RAILS: Horizontal sash members.
  • CHECK RAILS: Horizontal sash members that meet, as in double hung units. These could also be vertical check stiles, as in the glider or patio door.
  • BARS: Divisional members extending from rail to rail or from stile to stile in an authentic divided lite unit.
  • MUNTINS: Divisional members extending from a bar to a rail or stile or another bar.
• Weather Stripping – The process of sealing windows and doors from exterior elements with weather strips (a strip of material).