Winterizing tilt-sash windows
December 11, 2010 3:16 PM Subscribe
How can I weatherize a tilt sash window (as a renter)?
I have tilt sash windows that will not stay closed flush (only bottom pane is tiltable), how can I either fix this or weatherize that area to keep the cold and outside noise from entering home?
The area where the window should latch has huge gaps in some rooms, the house is about four years old but the manufacturer of the window is gone and the new company doesn't honor its warranty.
I can push the window (the bottom pane/window) and it will be flush but when I remove my hand it tilts out. There are little 'latches' on each end of hte window that I think is supposed to hold it in the sash (not the latch in the middle) but most of those are broken (not by my doing I'm 2nd renter, and its west texas windows get dirty in the frame)
Aside from replacing these latches (which I'm going to order a pair to see if it fixes it) what can I do that is cost efficient to try to winterize these windows? I rent from a large renting company and it's not really on their priority list to fix something like this.
Thanks for any tips!
I have tilt sash windows that will not stay closed flush (only bottom pane is tiltable), how can I either fix this or weatherize that area to keep the cold and outside noise from entering home?
The area where the window should latch has huge gaps in some rooms, the house is about four years old but the manufacturer of the window is gone and the new company doesn't honor its warranty.
I can push the window (the bottom pane/window) and it will be flush but when I remove my hand it tilts out. There are little 'latches' on each end of hte window that I think is supposed to hold it in the sash (not the latch in the middle) but most of those are broken (not by my doing I'm 2nd renter, and its west texas windows get dirty in the frame)
Aside from replacing these latches (which I'm going to order a pair to see if it fixes it) what can I do that is cost efficient to try to winterize these windows? I rent from a large renting company and it's not really on their priority list to fix something like this.
Thanks for any tips!
Second rhizome's comment.
Stick duck brand window film to your window molding. Not sure how to keep the dust from settling between the film and your window, though. I've used it the past couple of winters on my 70's-era rental. Cuts noise too.
posted by L'oeuvre Child at 4:58 PM on December 11, 2010
Stick duck brand window film to your window molding. Not sure how to keep the dust from settling between the film and your window, though. I've used it the past couple of winters on my 70's-era rental. Cuts noise too.
posted by L'oeuvre Child at 4:58 PM on December 11, 2010
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posted by rhizome at 4:22 PM on December 11, 2010