How To Weatherstrip Awning Windows

You just have to choose the right weatherstripping and press it into the outside of the stops.

How to weatherstrip awning windows.

Removing the backing as you go helps prevent the sticky part of the strip from accidentally adhering to something it shouldn t. Casement windows are the best to prevent air leakage. For double hung windows you ll need to install the lower half drop the sash and then install the upper half. Open the casement all the way so you can access its hinge side edge.

Lower the outer sash far enough to expose the inside face of the bottom of the sash. Possible weatherstripping problems are also easy to fix. Clean this surface and apply a strip of weather stripping with the point of the v facing down. However there are different ways of weatherstripping double hung and casement windows.

It is a vinyl plastic bead much like what you see holding glass in place on pella storm doors. Start by inspecting the windows or doors. Apply the weatherstripping to that surface not the window s face so it is flush with the face that touches the stop. Replacement weatherstrip for the pella line is available at lowe s.

Weatherstripping windows is easy. Nail the weatherstripping to the outer perimeter of the frame for casements that open outward and to the inner edge of the frame for windows that open inward. Weather stripping a door involves additional specialty pieces. Weather stripping where two surfaces push together the horizontals of a double hung window and the verticals of a casement or sliding window is straightforward.

Look for places where you can see light shining through. Fasten the strips in place by nailing through the pre punched holes. Remove the backing and press firmly in place. Where two surfaces slide against each other the verticals of a double hung window and the horizontals of a casement or slider calls for more precision.

The weatherstripping is inside the jamb on each side of the opening. Replacing weatherstripping on pella casement windows is a matter of unsnapping the old and pressing in a new piece. Raise the inner sash and apply a strip of weather stripping to the bottom of the sash.