Adjusting a push out casement window
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- čas přidán 2. 02. 2019
- Some casement windows lack adjustment options. I'll show a simple technique to adjust a window that is not closing because it's "out of square", without the need to tweak the window frame itself. There are additional steps, if things still aren't lining up, which are not recorded here.
Nice work; well done!
Excellent tutorial and methodology.
Thanks D!
Thanks. You made my day and saved me from having to bring in so-called 'experts'.
I'm glad it helped! Thanks for the comment.
Nice job. My old wood windows have issues at the hinges that don’t allow them to close tightly. It’s hard though to figure out how to adjust the hinge. I’m not sure how you figured out that you needed to shim that side
The window in this video doesn’t have “hinges”, but rather a top and bottom shoe sliding on a track, with control bars. Hinges, on the other hand, can sometimes be adjusted by deepening the mortises, or shimming the mortising, depending on which way the window needs to move.
The drill is nice and loud 👍
LOL! right??!!
@@kaceytube6503 I think he means your audio is pretty bad!
Ya, just used an iphone, and I’m not experienced with video editing to reduce offensive noise. I should figure that out someday.
thanks
Kacey - are you in McCall still? Do you do this kind of work for a living? If so, we've got some windows in McCall that need some work! Let me know.
Hi Brock. I’m in Boise, and sometimes work up there in McCall. We can chat. Find me on Facebook. Wooden Tiger’s Tail Workshop.
So, the hinge channel did not move laterally. It's just the left side was heightened?
In this case, that’s correct. But some situations may allow movement and adjustments both vertically and horizontally.
@@kaceytube6503 thanks.
I am having the same problem.... the workers came and attempt to use a saw and slice the bottom...😭
The method shown in this video may only apply to certain types of hardware, as seen in the video. There are many other types out there, which may require different methods to make adjustment. Get creative!
what if it's the opposite. Multiple casement windows of my house have stressed stud brackets detached from the bottom of the windows.
They are positioned as if the window is sagging lower than it should be, therefore the operator arm look stressed and too high to go back under the window.
Would it be really the windows that came down or distortion on the operator side?
@@Tko_Seven I think it’s more likely that your sashes have sagged. Check the gap margins around the exterior, between sash and frame with the window closed. See if you can adjust in a way to make them as even as possible. Sometimes sashes end up out of square, too, and may benefit by shimming the glass unit itself within the sash frame, if possible. Casements can be tricky sometimes.
@@kaceytube6503 thank you. Will do. It's 3rd and 2nd floor of house, Imma have to get tall ladder. I will try to come back alive.😀😀
i have the same window. my windows has screws in circle shape. there is no tool i cant remove them. your video doesnt help. sorry
Hmmmm, is that a crank-out window? If so, those usually require a special wrench (or sometimes pliers can do the job) to adjust the pivoting rivet post/thing.
I have pvc windows and there's a metal band inlaid so I can't adjust the hinge as much as I need to... Damn!!
Hmm, what brand is that? There are so many types of hardware for casement windows. This video is only addressing the push out type, which doesn't have easy adjustment options. Sometimes ya gotta get creative.
Just couldn't see what you were doing?
This can’t be the correct way to do this!
The method I show in the video can work for this particular type of hardware, found in some "push-out" types of casements. There are many types out there, so maybe this doesn't match the hardware that you are dealing with...?