Since I made the post on 10/25/09 about our big changes, things have been insanely busy. How long ago was it that I last blogged about Brendan’s windows? Over a month… ouch.

While I’ve waited for the glazing to harden on the last window, I did replace the storm windows in his room. While I like the new aluminum storm windows better than the old aluminum storm windows, I’m not proud of the fact that I gave Menards the wrong measurements and the storms had to be mounted to the exterior rather than up against the normal storm window stops. It doesn’t look bad, but I don’t like to make stupid mistakes like that. And because they were custom sized, they couldn’t be returned, which is why I installed them on the outside trim.

It took me a few days of 20 minutes here, 20 minutes there to prime and paint the window frame that is exposed to the elements. Once I finished that and let it dry, it was time to get the windows in place! We have to create new window stops as the ones that were there consisted of about 3 pieces for each part that should have been a single piece. Lots of seams. So for now, we have windows that more sitting in place than secured in place.

We have two pulls for these windows, but it seems we “misplaced” the screws for them. So for now, you get a shot with my arm in place.

These windows also did not have sash locks. I’m guessing that as the wood rotted, they pulled loose and were thrown. We are going to have to buy a bunch anyways for the rest of the windows in the house. For these windows, I’m pretty certain that I’ll have to dump some wood hardener into the screw holes on the upper sash as that board had quite a bit of moisture damage (it actually sags about 1/8-1/4″ of an inch in the middle, used to be much worse). Speaking of that, any suggestions on how to deal with sash locks that don’t line up equally? Should I buy a jig saw and cut an 1/8″ thick board to match the foot print of the sash lock for the upper sash to get it to the proper height?

Also, on a different note, thank you Todd at Home Construction Improvement for your suggestion on my Office Progress post regarding using a 12″ blade to fix the visible drywall seams. I ended up using a 10″ blade as that was the largest I had, but it worked wonders compared to the 8″ I was using initially.