
Understanding Your Traditional Double-Hung Window
Common Construction and DimensionsYour existing traditional double-hung wooden window units probably looks very similar to the illustration on the right, if you slice it horizontally and look down. Standard residential units manufactured between 1865 and 1940 or so will all be similar with 1 3/8" sash, a 1/2" parting stop and a jamb width of 3 1/4" Some of the more elegant residential and most all commercial applications used 1 3/4" sash, a 1/2" parting stop and a 4" jamb width. Because all traditional windows are so similar in construction they are also similar in the way they fail over time...
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Traditional Residential Double-Hung Window Horizontal Cross Section |
Weatherstripping Kit Origins The Weatherstripping Kit is an outgrowth of our Magnum Line of High-Performance Replica Window System. The kit is comprised of the same state-of the-art, contemporary materials we use in our $800 high-performance series replacement sash, MAGNUM REPLICA SASH SYSTEM, only slightly modified to work with the reduced dimensions of a traditional residential window.
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Horizontal Cross Section
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Please note that throughout the web-site, colors are used for highlight and emphases. All components are either hidden or extremely inconspicuous. |
"Same Plane Weather-stripping" is a very simple yet critical concept in sealing the multiple moving parts that form the window unit. |