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Restoring Old Double-Hung Windows using Springloaded Balances
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" Very many great features too late nineteenth century house when my favorites are the original sash with glimmer glass rolled the last which. In the process of manufacturing creates these these vertical lines. And the rollers do that but what you have is the kind of the effect of this glimmer as you move across and and then look at the view across the street. It's really neat when the disadvantage is that the old sash from the sash weights these pig iron. Things that travel up and down on either side of the window and allow the sash to operate they also create a huge energy loss because you can't insulate an -- you remove them. And if you added up all the volume throughout the house it's almost the equivalent leaving the front door open all winter long. So we're changing that lets hook up now with. Greg rochlin architect and Danny were being he's doing all this improvement but now one of the key things -- to do here was where's the actual size of the way. Window well."
" We're probably the fourth of fifth. Grow to work of these windows and there are over -- hundred years old and an all at a time where and refitting and putting changing sash cords. The windows recorder and smart and they -- at this point. So they really wobbled around wobbling around it could make them tight and now you've got a nice tight what did you have to do probably realigned all the jams and cedar yeah which I'll think is that -- That's an eighth of an inch OK and then we put in new -- stops all so you basically thought I can't. And of course these windows. Have interlocking weather stripping which you can see right line here. So that is being preserved as well right yes because she readjusted but the key thing is the the spring loaded balances that you're installing might want to weep. Figure out exactly how these go it. But this is spent a lot of balance and the spiral and you can apply tension to it to balance the weight of the winter -- in this bracket here has to be routed. Into the bottom of the sash and that's -- there he is doing now okay. If protection. And it's just a short three inches that you have to route out excellent okay."
" We think the big job but."
" In this you just really made up for this job. Okay."
" Now it looks fairly simple but is it that simple as well it really isn't you've. You have to work out a process every window in every house is especially shot Danny and I have done that so let's -- Hillary understood all the problems shutter bugs worked out and then Danny is built percent of Jason templates. And pre cut all of what's so now we've got 25 cents a window should finish. Go through a very efficient way to do them."
" OK now do we take you to the opening. A little bit. Tricky been written yet."
" The great do you think is the kind of job an average do it yourselfer can tackle. No I don't think so you do profession with a lot of experience -- doing this kind of -- since a lot of operations and I can make a mistake. You've ruined your window. All right now this is the easy part right Greg right there. Let me get this to what -- said that it has put the top of the jamb. "