Window Questions

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I should start with the major problem I’m having at the moment…I can’t get my damn couch into the living room of my new house. It just won’t make the turn from the front door or kitchen. So now it’s in the kitchen. If it wasn’t winter I’d have taken a hammer to the window and then dealt with the aftermath. I have a picture window in the living room, which is probably original to the house. (1954.) The side windows probably cranked out at some point, but some numbskull replaced them with solid glass. They did that in the kitchen too, and I planned on having that problem fixed, as I just need airflow to feel decent in the warmer months. So, can the (center) glass on this type of window be fairly-easily removed for easy couch relocation? If not, what is out there for quality replacement windows, if I want to kill 2 birds with one stone? I’m dead set on keeping the house looking period correct. The woodwork inside has never been painted, all of my double-hung windows work properly, so no vinyl windows anywhere. Also, is there any window that would be removable like an old school fire window? I only ask because I had this same problem helping a friend move, and we were saved by the fact that her apartment building had once been a school, so we popped the window out and loaded the couch from the fire escape. Otherwise I’d sawzall the damn thing apart if I ever got tired of it. And no, I’m not getting a new couch, it took 5 years to find this one.:wavey:I can get better pics tomorrow if needed. Thanks.

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And yes, those flower pots that came with the house are kegs cut in half.

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Should be able to. I can send one of our window reps out to see about cost to replace. Your call.

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Hey man, From the looks of the pictures it does appear that the center unit is constructed of its own sash vs. the glass being directly set to the frame. So yes the sash can be taken out, but the likely hood of you getting that sash out without breaking the glass or damaging the fame/sash a bunch may very well occur due to the windows age, years of painting and caulking. Maybe with some close up pics of the fame interior and exterior I could be more accurate.

As for replacement of the unit. The proper way to do it would be to take out the entire window all together down to the rough opening and install an entire new unit. We do sell wood interior windows with a clad exterior that would still keep things looking correct like you want. Give me the dimensions of the window (brick to brick measurements would be good) and I can let you know what you are looking at for a cost for something like this.

Let me know if you need anything else, or if you want me to stop out sometime I could :tup:

Jeller

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:mpd:Nicely worded sales response.

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Thanks a lot guys. I’ll try and get some pics and dimensions tomorrow. My hardwood floors are going in as we speak so I wouldn’t be able to do anything from the inside for about a week.