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Fixing Old Double Hung Windows

Bob meets with Cortney Lofton, the carpenter, and rehabilitates some old double-hung windows with new nylon braided sash cords and new kerf-in thermoplastic weather stripping.
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Fixing Old Double Hung Windows

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" The originals that here in the bedroom. These I guess our. Important because they're part of Africa house and you can't get this kind of wind it was the last thing all right that's right Bob. What I thought they're gonna do here is stuff. Take out his old sorties operated cotton lines and replace them although these cords -- Forty years old yeah. They're still little -- and you're replacing them with a stuff that hasn't yet the nylon -- right yes there's not a lot harder to bring it. -- And when panel left -- and get another. Let's say these these years sash weight pockets in many parts of the country are real energy drain because you don't have the ability insulated there. Norton -- to go up and down. Fortunately here in LA that's not an issue is you don't have to worry about cold infiltration through what are you doing next well what we felt we do to help with some of that. Oh insulation. -- to keep the drafts out right yes -- the drafts in the rattling. Is that we created actually this. V grooved parting bead. And it'll take place. What's existing here. So -- the old party -- is all covered with paint steps that we've gotten new parting beam in order has and it is the size."

" It's vinyl with a plastic shield and it."

" And it's wrapped with little piece of Bob that's this into that groove and it basically provides a tighter fit for the factions is going up and down right. So we'll put this in place here. And another one of the features of this. To make it a little more efficient. -- that down. We'll we'll we'll recess for the -- Into this need -- a little pocket how's. This for home. -- any object that you houses were. Extensive wedge fit into which it yeah and this -- and make movies and your work right in there. And then take this way. And in the bottom. That's what I want and that. That works for a variety of sizes. We've also got a with a little makes them put on depending on the size of whatever we're all right and this is old dried it 67 year old woman who doesn't wonder too much let's. So far we've experimented with the windows that we've been lucky. Kind of wanted to massage it back and forth so I didn't. Socket. Off started here I'll start putting it in we. Follow through then cut in the okay -- what we'll do. Who went around led. Pistons. The first course when I started here. The same principle. -- you've got on the at a site where -- to meet you know else wanna trim into there. Should we headed back here all the would leave it right on the edge of the window to the edge yeah. -- replace. The courts. To -- picking their -- delivering -- kind of presence. That cord down. And threatening her. Although I've got that it is it. Okay that's -- in place. And that's how it works -- by hundreds of different the colors here we've taken. This -- out of the room next door because. Effectively taking fuel blenders are putting in French doors and walls right. So that we're reusing them to replace some of the ones who cracked this is very riddled last night he knows that he kind of accept them. The ages -- look. Okay so our next step after that put the trim back on. Bob is back consulate and put the stops around that all the windows in place. Yeah. That type. Are. That would ease its cosmetics. -- And we should be able to get another fifty years where it's. -- terrific."

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