What is the frame around a window called?
Casing is the decorative molding or framing around a window that is used to cover the space between the window frame or jamb and the wall.
What is window framing?
The window frame is the portion of the window that holds the glazing and sits between the glazing and the wall of the building when installed. The frame can be fairly simple in a non-operable window to very complex with numerous moving parts in an operable, multi-pane window.
What is the difference between trim and casing?
Quite simply, it’s a moulding profile which frames (or trims) a door or window. Casing is functional as well as decorative. The main purpose of casing is to surround all doors and windows, covering any space or gap left between the drywall and frame.
Is a window frame necessary?
Without a window frame, the panes of glass have nothing to hold them in place. Frames also keep windows firmly in place inside the wall of a building.
