help with double hung windows - HomeModders.com

mlrz24 · 11-03-2009, 06:30 PM

Hi my name is matt. I just bought a house with vinyl double hung windows that are fairly new. I am not sure of the brand but they have the metal sprial tube in the tracks that hold the window up. The problem is on a couple of the windows the tops don't stay up when unlocked. Is there a way to adjust them some how? If not it seems like double hung are high maintence and in need of constant repairs. Am I correct on this assumption?

briansol · 11-05-2009, 02:00 AM

Welcome to the site Matt

Mine do the same thing.. at least a few of them do... the tops will drop a few inches. I think its pretty normal behavior.

ScrapinSTi · 11-06-2009, 11:53 AM

Usually there is a small ghost image in the corner of the glass somewhere that says the manufacturer of the windows...

Did the house come with any paperwork regarding the windows?

mlrz24 · 11-08-2009, 11:41 PM

I did pull a sticker off the frame the has the size, a bunch of numbers and H.D. Gatons on it. I googled that name and didn't come up with any thing.

11-03-2009, 06:30 PM	#1
mlrz24 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	help with double hung windows Hi my name is matt. I just bought a house with vinyl double hung windows that are fairly new. I am not sure of the brand but they have the metal sprial tube in the tracks that hold the window up. The problem is on a couple of the windows the tops don't stay up when unlocked. Is there a way to adjust them some how? If not it seems like double hung are high maintence and in need of constant repairs. Am I correct on this assumption?

11-05-2009, 02:00 AM	#2
briansol Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central CT Age: 31 Posts: 499 Rep Power: 10	Welcome to the site Matt Mine do the same thing.. at least a few of them do... the tops will drop a few inches. I think its pretty normal behavior. __________________ 1997 2050sqft Split Level

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11-06-2009, 11:53 AM	#3
ScrapinSTi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In Debt. Posts: 252 Rep Power: 5	Usually there is a small ghost image in the corner of the glass somewhere that says the manufacturer of the windows... Did the house come with any paperwork regarding the windows?

11-08-2009, 11:41 PM	#4
mlrz24 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I did pull a sticker off the frame the has the size, a bunch of numbers and H.D. Gatons on it. I googled that name and didn't come up with any thing.