In the house we bought, my dutiful wife went around testing the basement horizontal sideways sliding windows. These open to about a four foot deep, ~2'x4' window well.
When she closed (probably had to slam given the amount of dirt in the tracks) one of them, she said it gave a bit of a clunk, then refused to open. I figured this would be an easy fix...however:
When I try to open it, it seems to get stuck somewhere and rotates around that point within the frame...but I can't pinpoint an obstruction point.
What I've tested and tried:
Made sure the security latch was open
Run a shim all the way through both above and below the window: no obstructions that I could feel.
Raised the window...it raises in the frame evenly, enough to actually see the track, but the structure prevents it from being removed from the track without removing both ends...which I can't do because one end can't be exposed.
The sticking point seems to be near the bottom in the window jamb...but the window slides 1/2 inch vertically with no issues, so I can't if something there could be preventing it from moving horizontally.
Any thoughts on what I've missed or might try next?
When she closed (probably had to slam given the amount of dirt in the tracks) one of them, she said it gave a bit of a clunk, then refused to open. I figured this would be an easy fix...however:
When I try to open it, it seems to get stuck somewhere and rotates around that point within the frame...but I can't pinpoint an obstruction point.
What I've tested and tried:
Made sure the security latch was open
Run a shim all the way through both above and below the window: no obstructions that I could feel.
Raised the window...it raises in the frame evenly, enough to actually see the track, but the structure prevents it from being removed from the track without removing both ends...which I can't do because one end can't be exposed.
The sticking point seems to be near the bottom in the window jamb...but the window slides 1/2 inch vertically with no issues, so I can't if something there could be preventing it from moving horizontally.
Any thoughts on what I've missed or might try next?
