That type of casement was discontinued and then recontinued, I think because
they were rotting out so fast that people needed then to repair their homes.
I would bet that your sliders are Andersens also, but no longer available.
Check the hardware carefully for markings. Go to your family run, small
lumber yard with a good picture and look for the old guy in the back. Check
with Allied Storm Window Cincinnati, Ohio 800-445-5411ctb
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Callan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: [BP] Residential Window Identification Help?


> There is open water on the pond...a little.  Some geese have returned
> and appear to be pairing up.  Its time for me to think about my
> painting and windows again.
>
> The house is a mid-80's (1980's) development sort of split kind of
> thing.  It may have been the model home.  Certainly its first owners
> had the funds for a few extras and had reasonably good taste.  The
> windows on the front (west) and south side are Andersens.  They are
> wood casement windows with interior screens.  Nice windows.
>
> The east and north sides have these funky gliding/sliding windows.
> They are large, about 4'-5" square.  The screens that were here when we
> purchased the house and the one I had my hardware store make are just
> too darn flimsy.  They twist, go out of shape and fall to the ground,
> change shape some more and eventually become completely ineffectual.
>
> There are exterior storms on two of them.  Others may be in the
> basement.  They have kind of a pin system for attaching the screens and
> storms.  But somebody screwed the storms in two locations and I have
> not yet tackled that issue.
>
> Meanwhile, the brick molding is suffering terribly.  My diagnosis is
> that the brick molding and the windows and doors were delivered to the
> site with the factory primer, but no paint, and nobody bothered to
> paint any of this until I started.
>
> The sliding'gliding windows are wood and for the moment in good shape.
> They have vynl tracks and are sufficiently tight.  I want screens and
> that work.  Storms that work would be nice, but since they are weather
> tight, I'm not concerned about that yet.  I'd like to go to the
> manufacturer and order the appropriate screens.  But I can't find a
> manufacturer identification anywhere.  Perhaps it was painted over.
> All I have is a stamped "A04689X26C1" in the aluminum space piece
> between the glass panes.
>
> Naturally, I don't want to talk to a window contractor, because they
> want to replace my wood windows with some nice vynl clad windows.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> -jc
>
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