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From: Frank on 1 Sep 2009 06:50 Have Coradco (now called Jenn-Weld) 10 yo windows and doors, a couple of which leak & are rotting at the bottom. I have unsuccessfully been trying to deal how to fix this for a year or more. Some of the seals are rubber but others are relatively hard plastic. Jenn-Weld is next to impossible to deal with. What are sources for the plastic and rubber seals? I feel that generic ones will do provided they are identical. Will also need to replace some of the rotted lower horizontal wood. Have purchased only book on repairing casement windows which I could find and it is of no help. Any suggestions? Will also need to replace handcrank on one window but it appears part of the wood frame will have to be drilled through to access screws to remove it; am I correct in this thought?
From: Gary Heston on 1 Sep 2009 21:34
In article <02ce30a6-2e66-4858-8a35-745e7cd53fc5(a)v2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>, Frank <gno52(a)windstream.net> wrote: >Have Coradco (now called Jenn-Weld) 10 yo windows and doors, a couple >of which leak & are rotting at the bottom. I have unsuccessfully been >trying to deal how to fix this for a year or more. Some of the seals >are rubber but others are relatively hard plastic. Jenn-Weld is next >to impossible to deal with. What are sources for the plastic and >rubber seals? I feel that generic ones will do provided they are >identical. > Will also need to replace some of the rotted lower horizontal wood. >Have purchased only book on repairing casement windows which I could >find and it is of no help. Any suggestions? >Will also need to replace handcrank on one window but it appears part >of the wood frame will have to be drilled through to access screws to >remove it; am I correct in this thought? Locally, Window World sells standard windows for $200. Might it be less cost, work, and frustration to simply replace the window? Gary -- Gary Heston gheston(a)hiwaay.net http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ "Where large, expensive pieces of exotic woods are converted to valueless, hard to dispose of sawdust, chips and scraps." Charlie B.s' definition of woodworking. |