I’m glad someone finally made a video showing the building of a full double hung window rather than just the sashes. I was looking a while ago and couldn’t find any showing the proper full construction. Thank you. Beautiful work.
are these replacement windows? Are you doing any new builds? You two made this look easy I know its not but your no fuss style is excellent - I can't believe you set the cutters with a ruler - the U tube joiners (pretenders) would have had micrometers dial indicators all sorts of crap - you two just get it done - kudos.
Yes, these windows were replacements, but we often do house loads of new windows and doors. Yes, I hear you. It doesn't have to be complicated and fancy to be correct. Thanks for your comments. Have a great day!
@rcav1501 I'm not sure if you mean seal or timber. If seals, no we don't. We use a 10mm parting bead, a 20mm stop bead to the inside and a 20mm outside lining to form the channels for the sashes to run in. On a window with chords and weights, the construction is very different to this window.
@@DTJoinery Have you shown (or could you show) the construction of a traditional double hung sash window with weights? I am setting out to build 20 this year. A long time ago I made a pair, but I'm rusty - hence brushing up with UA-cam. I'm getting machinery sorted as I type, and plan to use Accoya for everything. Do you have any experience with this material? Thanks for an excellent channel.
@karob6569 I've not filmed any with chords and weights. We don't get to make many these days. We only did a handful last year, I will if I get some come through this year. Accoya is well raved about but has not been around long enough to make an experienced judgement, we have uaed it on a couple of jobs, and it works ok. it smells pretty heavily of vinegar and has quite a lot of static when machining. If it's as good as its talked up, then it will be fine.
Beautiful window. Thanks for showing the whole process. Do you have a video or technique for putting in draft sealing strips? I've seen some people cut a small channel on the parting bead and stops for different kinds of weatherstripping. It gets quite cold where i live. Removing some weightpockets and retrofitting some spiral balances.
People use aluminium parting bead, it has the channel for seal machined into both sides. FYI, chords and weights are a far superior window to spiral balances. If you haven't already changed them, just try and source the aluminium parting bead , and keep your original system, provided it is still fully functional, of course.
These are gorgeous! Wait... what is that balancer hardware?! That looks so simple to put in. I need to repair some 1920s windows that were DIY flubbed (Originally weights inside the frames, then someone put in these crappy plastic runners later) and have been looking for a balancer replacement and this might just work!
@SuperDuckyWho Thank you. They are spiral balances by Whitco. They work ok, but weights and chords are far superior. These are a cheaper alternative to chords and weights.
I’m glad someone finally made a video showing the building of a full double hung window rather than just the sashes. I was looking a while ago and couldn’t find any showing the proper full construction. Thank you. Beautiful work.
Thanks Matt.
Glad we are able to do so. Thanks for watching and commenting.
are these replacement windows? Are you doing any new builds? You two made this look easy I know its not but your no fuss style is excellent - I can't believe you set the cutters with a ruler - the U tube joiners (pretenders) would have had micrometers dial indicators all sorts of crap - you two just get it done - kudos.
Yes, these windows were replacements, but we often do house loads of new windows and doors.
Yes, I hear you. It doesn't have to be complicated and fancy to be correct. Thanks for your comments.
Have a great day!
Do you use any weatherstrip? If so, are they different from the top, sides, bottom, and meeting rail?
@rcav1501
I'm not sure if you mean seal or timber. If seals, no we don't.
We use a 10mm parting bead, a 20mm stop bead to the inside and a 20mm outside lining to form the channels for the sashes to run in.
On a window with chords and weights, the construction is very different to this window.
@@DTJoinery Have you shown (or could you show) the construction of a traditional double hung sash window with weights? I am setting out to build 20 this year. A long time ago I made a pair, but I'm rusty - hence brushing up with UA-cam. I'm getting machinery sorted as I type, and plan to use Accoya for everything. Do you have any experience with this material? Thanks for an excellent channel.
@karob6569
I've not filmed any with chords and weights. We don't get to make many these days. We only did a handful last year, I will if I get some come through this year.
Accoya is well raved about but has not been around long enough to make an experienced judgement, we have uaed it on a couple of jobs, and it works ok. it smells pretty heavily of vinegar and has quite a lot of static when machining.
If it's as good as its talked up, then it will be fine.
Beautiful window. Thanks for showing the whole process.
Do you have a video or technique for putting in draft sealing strips? I've seen some people cut a small channel on the parting bead and stops for different kinds of weatherstripping.
It gets quite cold where i live. Removing some weightpockets and retrofitting some spiral balances.
People use aluminium parting bead, it has the channel for seal machined into both sides.
FYI, chords and weights are a far superior window to spiral balances. If you haven't already changed them, just try and source the aluminium parting bead , and keep your original system, provided it is still fully functional, of course.
What a beautiful piece of timber! Is that similar to ironbark?
No, this timber is Fijian Mahogany, it belongs to the Brazilian Mahogany family.
These are gorgeous! Wait... what is that balancer hardware?! That looks so simple to put in. I need to repair some 1920s windows that were DIY flubbed (Originally weights inside the frames, then someone put in these crappy plastic runners later) and have been looking for a balancer replacement and this might just work!
@SuperDuckyWho
Thank you.
They are spiral balances by Whitco. They work ok, but weights and chords are far superior. These are a cheaper alternative to chords and weights.
where do you guys get the mechanism,, a need to build some sash windows
I buy them through a hardware supplier called Lincoln Sentry. Any major hardware supplier should stock them.