Window sill

The window sill, colloquially window sill, board or Sims, the horizontal panel of the upper completion of the parapet of a window. An exterior window sill, which is not part of the window itself, but can be seen as part of the masonry of the Wandlaibung is also referred to as a window sill.

Distinction

In technical terms, a distinction is strictly between an outer window sill and the room-side indoor window sill that perceive different functions and are now usually made from different materials. With a production of indoor window sill of wood this is fachsprachlich called Lateibrett.

Description

An exterior sill is inclined outwardly and has a water drip ( drip ). The materials used in the past decades, many metals such as aluminum, but also artificial stones, for use. This contemporary exterior window sills are often a direct component of the component window and firmly connected to the respective frame. Such light metal window sills have special underside stuck- deadening sheets, the sounds are mitigated by slamming rainwater.

The interior window sill is made horizontally in the rule. It also serves as a footprint, often for houseplants. Commonly used materials are natural stone, artificial stone or cast stone. In Germany today, interior window sills are usually not recognized as a component window and therefore usually made not by the window manufacturer, but is used by companies and built, which are also responsible for flooring work. Interior windowsills of kitchens, bathrooms and WCs in the material of the other wall covering, be designed as tiling.

The depth of the window sill may vary from building to building. It depends on the wall thickness, which results from the wall construction ( masonry, timber ) and on the respective installation situation of the window within the soffit. Sits the window element close to the outer edge of the building, so there is still a relatively large inner-side rest left as footprint. Such considerations played a role in West Germany - particularly in housing the first post-war decades, with the comparatively low masonry wall thickness of 24 centimeters.