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 > > -- > To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the > uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: > <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> > -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>