Ways to lock old-style windows while ajar?
el...@cruzio.com
We're about to move into a house that has those older style windows - the
ones with thick wood framing the glass, lift up the window to open, pull
it down and lock with one of those round locks to close...
Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
floor windows.
E-mail responses would be greatly appreciated!
el...@cruzio.com
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Andrea Bertozzi
This is an easy one. You open the window a few inches, how you want it to be, then you drill a small hole throught the wood edge of the frame, where it overlaps with the wood edge of the window. Then you have a pin that you stick through there when you want to secure the window. Make sure it's a strong pin.
Voila, window is secured. Best if you drill far enough up so that someone can't reach inside and pull it out. Or, you can crack the windows so little that
a hand can't get through. Of course bogeymen are known contortionists :)
Andrea
Dan Hicks
In <Dr2DF...@cruzio.com>, el...@cruzio.com writes:
>We're about to move into a house that has those older style windows - the
>ones with thick wood framing the glass, lift up the window to open, pull
>it down and lock with one of those round locks to close...
>
>Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
>the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
>on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
>floor windows.
This is easy: Raise the window to the position you want, then drill a
hole through the bottom sash on one side near the top, so the bit drills
into the top sash. Then insert a nail into the hole you drilled.
Dan Hicks
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george
Make sure it's a strong pin.
:Voila, window is secured. Best if you drill far enough up so that someone can't reach inside and pull it out. Or, you can crack the windows so little that
:a hand can't get through. Of course bogeymen are known contortionists :)
when I lived on the first floor in the city (security a *major* concern)
we had a very permanent bar in the frame preventing anyone from
opening the window more than a few inches from inside or out. Now even
if someone breaks the window they will have to come throught the
frame with the broken glass..
Of course, if you think you need that kind of security - move,
like I did :-)
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Peter Narsavage
Dan Hicks (danh...@millcomm.com) wrote:
: This is easy: Raise the window to the position you want, then drill a
: hole through the bottom sash on one side near the top, so the bit drills
: into the top sash. Then insert a nail into the hole you drilled.
You should angle the hole slightly so that the nail tends to stay put and
not fall out. Then the nail can't get shaken out of its hole.
Interesting note: I saw these devices used in Colonial Williamsburg,
Virginia. They had nice brass coated pins, with leather thongs connecting
the pin to the window so the pin wouldn't get lost.
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Karl Dunn
> In <Dr2DF...@cruzio.com>, el...@cruzio.com writes:
> >We're about to move into a house that has those older style windows - the
> >ones with thick wood framing the glass, lift up the window to open, pull
> >it down and lock with one of those round locks to close...
> >
> >Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
> >the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
> >on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
> >floor windows.
>
> This is easy: Raise the window to the position you want, then drill a
> hole through the bottom sash on one side near the top, so the bit drills
> into the top sash. Then insert a nail into the hole you drilled.
>
> Dan Hicks
If you're going to do this (sounds like a good idea to me) I would suggest
making sure the holes are at the same height for each winsow and that you
insert small brass sleeves into the holes. It will make the hole look more
finished when the window is closed and it will keep the nail or brass rod
from enlarging the whole over time.
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Topher Eliot
> >We're about to move into a house that has those older style windows - the
> >ones with thick wood framing the glass, lift up the window to open, pull
> >it down and lock with one of those round locks to close...
> >
> >Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
> >the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
> >on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
> >floor windows.
>
> This is easy: Raise the window to the position you want, then drill a
> hole through the bottom sash on one side near the top, so the bit drills
> into the top sash. Then insert a nail into the hole you drilled.
The previous owners of my house installed a thing like this, but instead of
just a nail, there is a sort of screw thing whose head is inset into a
brass-plated ferrule in the window. The head is an odd shape, and we have
some keys that can turn it. It would be quite difficult to turn without
the correct key, even with a pair of pliers. As it is, it takes a while to
screw in and out, and burglars hate any delay.
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Alexa Kelly
In article <ELIOT.96M...@basgazuni.dg.com>,
Topher Eliot <el...@dg-rtp.dg.com> wrote:
> > >We're about to move into a house that has those older style windows - the
> > >ones with thick wood framing the glass, lift up the window to open, pull
> > >it down and lock with one of those round locks to close...
> > >
> > >Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
> > >the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
> > >on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
> > >floor windows.
> >
I have windows exactly the same - I picked up sash locks at the corner
hardware store. Hmm, to describe them understandably... The main unit
is screwed to the upper window, about six inches above the top of the
lower window. It is rectangular, with a space in the middle that hold a
knob. This knob slides toward the glass, allowing the window to be
opened fully. When the knob is slid back, over the frame, it stops the
window from opening more than 6" (this is variable, depending on
placement of unit.) There is also a stike plate to screw to the lower
window, so the wood isn't damaged by the knob. Am I making this clear at all?!
MUCH easier than screws or nails - one time installation, more attractive,
easy to use, simply pull out knob to move to open or closed position,
and it's only a couple bucks for a package of four.
Alexa
Dave Marulli
el...@cruzio.com wrote:
>
>Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
>the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
>on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
>floor windows.
>
Whatever method you choose, be sure the occupants of the house can open the windows quickly and easily in case of a fire or other emergency.
If any type of 'keyed' device is used, make sure the key is always
nearby and accessible.
Mark Z
Dave,
Here's a simple solution that has been around for hundreds of years and
it's real inexpensive. I'm assuming that you have wood windows, right?
Locate a screw or bolt that is long enough to go all the way through the
inner sash and half way into the the outer sash. This is usually about 2
inches. Open the window to the amount needed. Drill a hole (with the
window open) slightly larger than the screw shank, through the inner sash
and half way into the outer sash. Slide screw into hole when needed,
remove and place on sill when not . When the time comes to sell the
place. Fill the hole and apply a dab of paint.
I've been using this for years.
Mark...
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David Gerstl
Alexa Kelly (al...@subzero.winternet.com) wrote:
: In article <ELIOT.96M...@basgazuni.dg.com>,
: Topher Eliot <el...@dg-rtp.dg.com> wrote:
: > > >We're about to move into a house that has those older style windows - the
: > > >ones with thick wood framing the glass, lift up the window to open, pull
: > > >it down and lock with one of those round locks to close...
: > > >Summer is approaching, and I'm looking for ideas on how to secure/lock
: > > >the windows while they're open a few inches, to have some air circulation
: > > >on warm nights, but to keep the bogeyman ;) from climbing in our first
: > > >floor windows.
: I have windows exactly the same - I picked up sash locks at the corner
: hardware store. Hmm, to describe them understandably... The main unit
: is screwed to the upper window, about six inches above the top of the
: lower window. It is rectangular, with a space in the middle that hold a
: knob. This knob slides toward the glass, allowing the window to be
: opened fully. When the knob is slid back, over the frame, it stops the
: window from opening more than 6" (this is variable, depending on
: placement of unit.) There is also a stike plate to screw to the lower
: window, so the wood isn't damaged by the knob. Am I making this clear at all?!
:
: MUCH easier than screws or nails - one time installation, more attractive,
: easy to use, simply pull out knob to move to open or closed position,
: and it's only a couple bucks for a package of four.
: Alexa
You can also try "window wedges" for double hung windows. They are wedge on hinges
for the same purpose.
About $2 per pair.
Dave
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Jim Lutz
>> the windows while they're open a few inches, . . . .
>This is easy: Raise the window to the position you want, then drill a
>hole through the bottom sash on one side near the top, so the bit drills
>into the top sash. Then insert a nail into the hole you drilled.
That’ll work. To give you another choice, for about 50 cents you
can buy a little slide that is easily attached to the top sash and
slides out to block the lower sash from raising past it.
Lousy description, but any hardware store will carry ‘em.
Jim