subsill
subsill
1. A subsidiary
sill member fitted to a
window frame; serves as a stop for screens; causes water to drip farther away from the wall surface; also called a
sill drip molding. 2. A subsidiary doorsill which is fixed to the groundsill.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
Some durability features shown in Figure 1 include
subsill pan flashings under all windows, and ventilated rainscreen cladding.
Andersen Corporation (Bayport, Minnesota) began producing wood fiber-reinforced PVC
subsills for French doors in 1993.
of Norcross, Ga., which employs the material in its exterior door
subsills and rails--areas where plastic adds desirable moisture resistance and dimensional stability.
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