OK, I’m refreshing the 1916 double hung windows from our local library – removed half the sash today – ran into the same problem I always have with the parting stop – – how are you suppose to remove or install the stop when the cut on the captive sash doesn’t have enough slop to get the stop levered out and around the corner?
I trashed most of the stops getting the windows out, and that’s no big deal, they were painted up that I had planned on making new ones – – on other jobs, I have enlarged the cut on the captive sash enough to get the new stop in place, but I don’t understand how they got the original into position –
what am I missing?
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After pulling the nails, lower the top sash all of the way down. The stops should have some wiggle room to be pulled out, starting from the top.
...that's not a mistake, it's rustic
like going in at an angle ....
jabbing it into the bottom first.
JeffBuck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Artistry in Carpentry
Yup, you learn these tricks when you realize what a pain it is to match old stain for replacements....that's not a mistake, it's rustic
On a lot of double hungs you need to remove (trash) the beveled mating strip from the upper sash before you can remove the parting bead. Double hungs are serious... a friend of mine has a ten-man company that does nothing but fix 'em, and they know all the tricks. Make a typical carpenter playing with a window look like an idjit.