Window Hoods vs Window Shrouds
Builders, architects, and suppliers use terms like window hood, sun hood, window surround, and window shroud in overlapping ways. The right term depends on whether the product is mainly for shade, weather cover, visual framing, or facade depth.
EasyShroud™ manufactures aluminium window shrouds: flat-pack architectural surrounds made to your window schedule and assembled on site.
Common Terms Explained
Window hood
Usually a projection above a window for shading or weather cover. Often single-plane or simple folded metal.
Window shroud
An architectural surround framing multiple sides of a window to create depth, shadow, and facade rhythm.
Window surround
A broader term for trim, framing, or cladding around the opening. May be decorative or functional.
Sun hood
Often used for shading; may not provide the full perimeter visual depth of a three- or four-sided shroud.
When to Specify a Shroud
Choose an aluminium window shroud when the design intent is to create a consistent architectural frame around the opening. Shrouds are common on townhouse rows, apartment facades, commercial elevations, and modern residential projects.
EasyShroud is suited to repeated window schedules because the panels ship flat, store compactly, and assemble on site without crane-dependent welded units.
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EasyShroud is manufactured by Westberg Sheetmetal at 82 Dougharty Road, Heidelberg West.
Westberg Sheetmetal
ABN 41 671 445 864
Direct manufacturer supply
Quotes, technical support and supply come from Westberg Sheetmetal.
Made for the specification
6mm aluminium plate with an AS1170.2 wind-load design pathway.
Melbourne made, shipped nationally
Manufactured in Heidelberg West and flat-packed for practical site delivery.
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