Broken Window, updated with PIP (pre-break)

[demandypants]

My house has some great old anderson awning windows. Which I eventually wanted to restore. Well I am being given the opportunity to get started on that, at least in part due to my husband bumping into the glass of one this morning and breaking it. So I need a quick primer in replacing glass in my broken window and reglazing it. I know some of you are quite familiar with old windows and was wondering if you had any good links to get me prepared. I am pretty handy, this is just a new project for me.

ETA- it is going to be cold this weekend. Any issues with using the glazing compound in freezing temps? Or will I have to remove the panel totally? (it is painted shut at this point)

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I've never worked on branded windows before. Are they just single paned wood? If so, I can help. A couple of things I need to know: Do you know how to cut glass and do you already have the supplies for that? Can you PIP a picture of a similar window so that I can make sure the instructions make sense?

ETA: I have to leave for work soon, so I may not be too quick in my replies (may be this evening if I'm super busy at work).  Here's a list of supplies you'll need if you already have glass cutting knowledge/equipment: Replacement glass (HD sells the cheapest around me, but not all HD's carry it), a glazier's knife (I have this one www.homedepot.com/buy/allway-tools-2n1-glaziers-tool---putty-knife-gt.html), glazier's points, glazing compound, a mask suitable for lead paint removal if you even suspect there might be some lead paint involved, plastic sheeting to catch old paint/glazing if you suspect lead, door/window caulk.  If you don't know how to cut glass, you can order it from a glass shop pre-cut, but that will mean you have to wait a little longer and pay a little more.

[FoxInFiji]

No you can't used glazing compound in cold-freezing temperatures. It won't set up right.

How old are the windows? How do you know they are Anderson?

[demandypants]

Sorry, yea. They are just a single pane wooden window from 1960. lock at the bottom, hinges hidden on the sides that allow the panel to open outwards. This particular window is made up of 4 panels. One of the four is broken (another needs reglazed pretty badly too, but I was ignoring it for the winter). Of course I cannot find a photo to give you a better idea. Here is a photo of the window...http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0091009/gp/kretchun/pPBA0S not the greatest though. Sorry I don't know how to PIP.

[demandypants]

Jan 17, 2013 9:38:45 GMT -5 FoxInFiji said:

No you can't used glazing compound in cold-freezing temperatures. It won't set up right.

How old are the windows? How do you know they are Anderson?

The hinges have the name of the model of the window and the Anderson name, I noticed it on the few that actually open. So it sounds like I am going to have to take out the whole pane. Fun!

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I've never worked on awning windows (I have removed our bathroom one to drop in a stained glass panel, so I guess that counts), but it looks like the glazing instructions will be about the same. I found it much easier to remove the awning sash than I have my double hung sashes, so that's working in your favor No parting beads and stops to worry about breaking and replacing.

The first step would be to unstick it and figure out how to cover the hole that you'll need to have there while the glazing cures for a couple of weeks. I've never glazed in freezing temps., so I'm not sure if all curing needs to be done indoors, but my glazing compound does say it takes two weeks to fully cure in cold weather. As far as unsticking, we used a putty knife and a hammer when absolutely necessary (you can be less careful there, the damage is already done LOL). Looks like the inside is unpainted, so that means you have only have the one side to unstick. You have to go around the edges of the sash and slide the putty knife down between the sash and the window frame. Jiggling it back and forth can help. This is part of where you might encounter lead paint, though not necessarily a ton, that gets loosened, so we put down plastic sheeting underneath, which we double garbage bagged at the end, and wore masks.  I'm thinking plywood to cover the hole, though it looks like you have snow.  Places with "weather" are totally foreign to me, so there may be a standard way of doing that that I'm not aware of.

[housegeek]

I can't get that link to work, copy the IMG code and paste it in the reply box.

[demandypants]

sorry about the link, I am at work where I can't get to flickr anyway, and since we migrated to the new board format I have lost some functionality here. I wasn't sure if it would work. I will update with a picture once I get home and have fewer restrictions

[demandypants]

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I can continue giving instructions if you want, but it could get long... I could also write you a PM or e-mail (if you want to PM me an address) with ALL instructions as I would do it (I've learned through experience on my own windows, I'm by no means an expert). Or if you don't want to rely on a random internet stranger's experience, I can suggest Working Windows by Terry Meany. It's supposed to be an excellent guide, though I don't own it myself. I haven't found a definitive guide on the internet, but I have found some sites that have been helpful when I had a particular question/problem by Googling around for the particular problem I'm having (Youtube guide for smoothing glazing, etc.)