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aemeijers

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On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:33:56 -0800 (PST), Stacia
wrote:

Hi all. I've been trying to find some instructions online about how
to remove a frame from a single hung window and replace the glass in
it, but there is pretty much just one set out there and it's not very
helpful.

We had a storm this summer and hail broke the outside pane of the
window. The window is, I believe, single hung: there are 2 panes on
top, one inside and one out, but neither move. The bottom is one
sliding glass pane inside, a screen on the outside. It's basically a
glorified screen window.

We've replaced glass in old houses before without difficulty.
However, we've never dealt with single hung windows and we don't want
to accidentally break any mechanisms or whatever is inside these
things. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Stacia

I am not sure what you are working with, but my guess is you are
looking at thermo pane glass. Two panes of glass with an insulationg
sealed air space in between. It is one unit and you don't replace one
pane, you replace them as a unit.

A local glass shop should be able to supply you with a
replacement.

Nah, sounds like a typical builder-grade window with a single-track
storm window on the outside. I'll bet the top inner window USED to slide
down, but with the cheapo fixed storm window in front of it, nobody has
bothered for the last 2 or 3 repaints, and it is just stuck in place.
I'm assuming a wood-frame window on the inside part, of course. There
were all sorts of weird metal-frame windows installed back before people
realized how much cold they brought into the room.

Can't see the window from here, but I bet all he needs is a new storm
window. There was probably a second glass pane to close off the screened
part, at one point. I had a window here that had similar issues. Took me
an hour to get the painted-shut part unstuck.

OP, can you post a picture somewhere, and put a link back here? One
picture is worth several thousand words, in this case.

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