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Window sill bulb IMG_3735 [800x600].jpg Run your hand across the meeting rails (where the upper and lower sashes meet and the locks are). Does this feel even from one side to another? If so, maybe the bulb seal is taking up some of the slop. If not, you have problems. I'll do that with all 13 windo...

Run your hand across the meeting rails (where the upper and lower sashes meet and the locks are). Does this feel even from one side to another? If so, maybe the bulb seal is taking up some of the slop. If not, you have problems. I'll do that with all 13 windows tomorrow and report my findings. I ga...

Winodow 1 IMG_3726 [640x480].jpg Does the top sash close evenly into the head pocket? If so, the bottom sash may have been manufactured out of square. No. I'm afraid this is my fault. If the bottom sash is slightly 'up' on the, the top sash will be seen as slightly up on the right. The problem as I...

Ya... like I said, you are in a hard spot. If you can post a pic of the reveals, you can probably get some feedback on whether it should fly or not... You really wouldn't get any binding either way. What you will get, is copious amounts of air leakage at the meeting rail, possibly the sill, and pos...

Ya... like I said, you are in a hard spot. If you can post a pic of the reveals, you can probably get some feedback on whether it should fly or not... You really wouldn't get any binding either way. What you will get, is copious amounts of air leakage at the meeting rail, possibly the sill, and pos...

Sigh... Well, it is going to take quite a bit of work to undue what I have done. But, I'll give it a try since I think your advice is sound. When I tried to level the sill I just wasn't achieving much in the way of a change in the level. Maybe I didn't allow for enough wiggle room side to side when...

RM, unfortunately, that is a big deal. It is possible (although highly unlikely) that the window unit or some part of it is made "out of square", however, it is far more unlikely that it is due to your installation.... To install: the only time you need the level is on the sill. After tha...

I agree that the Simonton was a better choice. I installed the Simonton 50-50s. I like the window. One problem I ran into is that on some of the windows the bottom sash does not go down into the frame parallel or equal distant on both sides. The windows are pretty level vertical and horizontal so I...

anthony wrote:I agree that the Simonton was a better choice.

Any particular brand of caulk you would recommend? Say something I can pick up at a box store? Or, are there some specialized mastics that window suppliers and installers prefer?

Window4U (IL) wrote:IMO the Simonton is by far the better window. My 2¢.

After checking out the Simonton 50, I went ahead and ordered 13 windows. I glad that is over with. It was a relief to make a decision.

Check into one of the local building supply houses and see what they can do for you on a Simonton 5050. +1. There are also supply houses that sell PlyGem, Gorell, and Softlite models that may fit your price range. Any would be superior to the Alside imo. Okay. I'll hold off placing an order until I...

Hi, I bought this house in a short sale for @35K. I've done a complete gut and will be lucky to break even at the rate I'm going based on what the market will bear in this neighborhood. I'm looking at a middle level vinyl replacement. I need 13 windows. My local Alside has a line called the '09L1' l...