Meeting rail

One of the horizontal rails of a double-hung sash.

meeting rail

meeting rail

In a double-hung window, the horizontal member at the top of the lower sash or the horizontal member at the bottom of the upper sash.

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You'll need weatherstripping along the top and bottom sashes (both sides), the bottom of the bottom sash, the top of the top sash and the outer meeting rail (the point where the top of the bottom sash meets the bottom of the top sash).

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You need them along the top and bottom sashes (both sides), the bottom of the bottom sash, the top of the top sash and the outer meeting rail (the point where the top of the bottom sash meets the bottom of the top sash).

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* On a double-hung unit, the meeting rail should feature interwoven weather stripping and overlap and lock with the sash for a tight seal.

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On small windows, for example, fit a single lock as close as possible to the centre of the meeting rail. On larger windows you may need two locks.

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Because there is no horizontal meeting rail, casements offer a vertically unobstructed view, but the practical unit width is limited to approximately 28 inches.

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On small windows fit a single lock as close as possible to the centre of the meeting rail. On larger windows you will need two locks spaced apart.

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You'll need tape along both sides of the top and bottom sashes, the bottom of the bottom sash, the top of the top sash and the outer meeting rail (the point where the top of the bottom sash meets the bottom of the top sash).

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Now measure up to get the strips the right length: you need them along the top and bottom sashes (both sides), the bottom of the bottom sash, the top of the top sash and the outer meeting rail (the point where the top of the bottom sash meets the bottom of the top sash).

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Fix the keeper to the outer sash frame and the lock body to the inner meeting rail.

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A Stansted spokeswoman said airport officials were meeting rail and coach operators to establish what had gone wrong.