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   Guest_ | Jan 19, 2000 08:09am | #1

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   Is this the weather or wind side of the home?

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   s_crawford | Jan 19, 2000 08:11am | #2

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   Mike

   Does the window still operate properly or could the window be bound up for some reason.

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   Guest_ | Jan 19, 2000 10:57am | #3

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   We have replaced many windows in older brick houses, often to replace rotted old single pane windows. We have seen the header (lental if brick or pourd concret) crack and sag and tweek a window with no signs of cracking of plaster or drywall inside. If this is the case you might have to either rebuild the "header" or (for less money if you have to replace the window again) remove the window and put in a new steel header with steel trimmers and install a slightly smaller window. If the window is by itself and trimed out right it looks O.K but really doesn t fix why the original broke. In one case the old stuck window was actually acting as a header and holding the brick header in place. When the window came out the header sagged and we had to rebuild it.
   We are very very careful how we bid window in a brick house and have clauses for just such a case. We have never had a problem like you describe related to the manufacture of an Anderson window

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   Mike_E. | Jan 19, 2000 04:46pm | #4

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   To respond to a couple of the above questions, the windows were working properly last fall before we put the plastic over them for the winter. One window is located on the east side of the house the other on the south side underneath a covered porch. The windows have 1/4" steel bars for headers.

   hope this helps
   Mike

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   Guest_ | Jan 19, 2000 05:31pm | #5

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   maybe it's just a really weird coincidence?

   This seems like one of those times I would need to investigate personally.

   Oh hey! Wait a minute. do you live where it gets below freezing? maybe you are getting an amount of water between the sash or pane and the frame and this is freezing, expanding and stressing the glass?

   Let me get my magnifying glass and fingerprint kit........

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   Guest_ | Jan 19, 2000 05:59pm | #7

   *....sometimes apparently minor changes will add just enough surface tension to the glazing to run a crack out of an edge imperfection that you can't see.....perhaps the plastic changed the surface temp (and stress) or the header is failing (doubtful with 1/4 thick steel lintel...what are the leg dimensions ?)We often get this complaint when our customers have an after-market window tint company come in and apply films to the glazing...like 3-m sun tint...if they tint say 20 windows , 3 might crack....the window mfr. doesn't like after-market applications, sice they have no control over the effects on their glazing.......... Another example would be using a heat gun to remove old putty, as soon as the heat gets to the glass, a crack will run out from an edge imperfection...good luck.....Mikelowered the

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   Mike_Elmore | Jan 19, 2000 05:59pm | #6

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   I know this seems strange but we have a room in our house that has had 2 windows develop cracks in them for no apparent reason. The house is a brick ranch built in late 60's and the windows are original Andersen casements. We can find no sign of movement in the wall or cracks in the drywall. One crack was discovered back in Nov. and the latest one was found this week. By the way we don't have any kids around who got new B-B guns for Christmas either.

   Thanks,
   Mike