If you happen upon a standard
window sash, here are some dimensions you can go by, assuming that you will be making the back higher than the front.
Crank the
window sash tightly against weatherstripping on your adapter edges.
In 1994, the DEQ named Huttig Building Products the liable party for cleaning hazardous chemicals spilled on the land during decades of
window sash production.
Harry and Jane Tidswell used the same long
window sash cord slung over a bannister to kill themselves.
To get the best results, tap each wedge pair in or out as needed and then check the movement of the
window sash. When everything looks good and the sash opens nicely, you're all set to lock the window in place permanently.
I framed in two 28" x 4.0" holes to hold a
window sash with a hinge.
The wood
window sash market has been a rocky one in the 1990s, and it, like wood windows, is being affected by vinyl.
So we looked for more screws and pounded on the
window sash to make sure it wasn't stuck.
Muntins ("mullions" or "muttons") --the rabbeted (grooved) wood strips that separate individual panes of glass in a
window sash. These glazing bars have not been structurally needed since the advent of large-size sheet glass, but offer the traditional look of small panes.
"The current trend toward energy consciousness and misconceptions about the efficiency of wood windows are sending tons of perfectly good, repairable, wood
window sash to the landfill unnecessarily," said Deborah Packard, the executive director of Preservation Worcester.
Anita Garrett picked up this old
window sash for $1 at a salvage store.
