[bobmane]

I have older wood frame slider windows and a couple have some damage and need replace. The only damaged part is the actual sliding window. And sill is partly embedded in stucco. I dont want to break stucco. Is it possible to replace just the sliding windows part?
note - the company that made the wood windows went out of biz



I removed one of the sliding windows and measured. Both the sliding and the non sliding window measure W 23 3/4 H 32"

 

[dd57chevy]

Just to make things clear (so I can understand :biggrin2 , the "sliding part" is called a sash . I'm pretty sure that is what you mean .

If the company is out of biz , you really only have two options :

1. Scrounging (C/list , ReStore , a dealership that used to sell them , etc) . Fairly unlikely

2. Make one . This would require at least moderate wood working skills .

What is the brand ?

 

[HandyAndyInNC]

Any person with a router and make a new sash frame and match exactly what you have.
I would break the stucco that is touching the frame. Please learn the part names of the window unit if you need to ask questions concerning a window unit. No else knows exactly what you are referring.

A "window" is the entire unit.

 

[bobmane]

I attached pics. I mean the part that holds the glass (the moving side and the stationary side). I looked up window part names but info was not clear. This house has a rare stucco from Canada and it is super expensive no way I am busting out. Nothing wrong with the windows other than the damage caused by a supposed local "pro" (read - drunk). He replaced the window and busted it up as you can see in the pics. He then tried to fix it which was also a failure. I gave up on that guy...no one else in the area. I knew the company but forgot the same it was a company in MT that made wood windows.

 

[dd57chevy]

It's a little hard to tell how much of that sash is salvageable/how messed up it is . Not sure if all four sides are ruined or not.....

Can you get the sash out ?

Do you have another window this same size elsewhere in the home ? If so , you would have an exact model for someone competent (& presumably sober :biggrin2 to build a replacement .

 

[Old Thomas]

It doesn’t look to complicated to make. Any decent millwork shop could make one easily.

 

[HandyAndyInNC]

It looks like the frame is sagging. Have you put a level on it? That is just a cheap wood frame. No joinery, only a couple nails holding it together. That is not what one would refer to as a double hung. The sashes slide from side to side. The glass looks like it is gas filled. That will come out as a unit, just like a single pane of glass. Take it out and rebuild the sash frame. Use cedar wood. Check the entire opening for plum and level. If it is not, fix that before working on the sash. Then build the sash to fit the opening. Also apply some high quality stain, or oil to the wood.

You don't have to touch the stucco to work on the sash. Only if the entire frame is not square would you have to. Not sure who pulled you leg on that one, but stucco is nothing more than a very light weight concrete. Made with the same 3 ingredients concrete. Lime, Sand, & Water. Portland cement is optional. Depending on the age, there could be a binder mixed in. The plaster walls in our house have horse hair mixed in to give it strength. There is nothing rare about the stucco on that structure.

 

[carpdad]

The sash frame looks separated and maybe it's mortise and tenon joint. You may be able to clamp the part and pull the joint together. If it works, don't go too tight. First remove the glass seals (that black looking part, if it is) that's sticking out and cover the glass in case it breaks. Then reinforce the corner with metal L bracket or such. Metal bracket will not look good but that's all you can do. Then caulk (osi quad) the glass to frame joint. Again, will not look good but must be done. It could be as wide as old putty glazing. Sand and apply new coat of urethane. I'm surprised the wood hasn't greyed. I like to know how the factory did it.:smile:

 

[sannderz03w]

bobmane, wooden frames of the windows - are the best I think. We've had such frames couples of years ago, and also had an issues like yours, our company which was producing those windows went our of business years ago. Anyway, we've decided to replace all of them by ordering such service from this glass replacement in window denver company. Guys made the whole replacement of twelve windows pretty fast. I'm glad that we have such services which make our lives easier.