Pull the cord out of its groove and tie a figure-eight knot in one end to keep the cord from being pulled down into the weight pocket. If the sash has chains instead of cords, insert a nail through a link instead. Using a utility knife, score the paint if any on both sides of all three parting beads.
Grab each parting bead on one end with nippers or locking pliers and pull it out of its dado, the flat-bottomed groove in the jamb. Move the upper sash as needed to get a good grip. If the upper sash is inoperable, pry out the beads with a chisel, taking care not to gouge the sash. Place the sash on a padded worktable with the exterior side facing up.
Clamp the sash so its meeting rail projects a few inches past the edge of the table. Remove the sash lock and set aside. Hold the router base firmly against the top edge of the meeting rail and cut a groove from left to right.
Unclamp the sash, rotate it so its bottom rail is closest to you and overhanging the table, then reclamp. Press the silicone weatherstripping, barbed edge first, into the groove routed into the bottom rail shown.
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Your postal code helps us refer local contractors. Attach a file. Get 3 quotes. Related articles. Pull any finish nails out through the back of the stop, then set it aside. Take out the lower sash. Raise the sash slightly and swing it out on the side where the stop was removed. Pull the cord out of its groove and tie a figure-eight knot in one end to keep the cord from being pulled down into the weight pocket.
If the sash has chains instead of cords, insert a nail through a link instead. Pull the parting beads. Using a utility knife, score the paint if any on both sides of all three parting beads. Grab each parting bead on one end with nippers or locking pliers and pull it out of its dado, the flat-bottomed groove in the jamb. Move the upper sash as needed to get a good grip. If the upper sash is inoperable, pry out the beads with a chisel, taking care not to gouge the sash. There's no need to remove the upper sash.
Its weatherstripping is on the replacement parting beads you'll install later. Weatherstrip the Sash 4. Rout the meeting rail. Place the sash on a padded worktable with the exterior side facing up. Clamp the sash so its meeting rail projects a few inches past the edge of the table. Remove the sash lock and set aside. A bearing controls the bit's cutting depth. Hold the router base firmly against the top edge of the meeting rail and cut a groove from left to right.
Rout the bottom rail. Unclamp the sash, rotate it so its bottom rail is closest to you and overhanging the table, then reclamp. Hold the router's base firmly against the face of the rail and cut a groove from left to right. Press the silicone weatherstripping, barbed edge first, into the groove routed into the bottom rail below. Take care not to stretch the strip as you insert it.
The fitters 'toe and heeled' it times and that resolved the issue It was the shape of a landscape piece of A4 paper, obviously too long horizontally hence the constant dropping. In the end I just lived with it although it wasn't that bad overall. Re the third pic down. You could try unscrewing it, moving it down a few mm and re-screwing it back in. You need to ensure your new screw hole is totally clear of the old one so they don't merge together when you put the screw back in, if that makes sense?
Going by the pics, the seals look fine, the issue re drafts is very likely being caused by the mechanism and keeps not drawing the window in sufficiently. Once you've done all your adjustments and fitted new seals, if you're still getting drafts I'd try the foam draft excluder strips. Thanks x 1. All my windows are roughly cm tall and the widest is around cm, the rest around 85cm wide.
They've definitely dropped and probably not worth heel and toe-ing for the same reason. Might just be my eyes playing tricks on me though. I assume the lug doesn't need to bottom out on the keep? If so, it'll be hard to avoid the old screw hole if it's just a few mm they need to move. I'll call that Plan C if the new gaskets and foam strips fail. Last edited: 9 Apr
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