Windows & Doors in La Canada Flintridge
Windows and doors for older La Canada Flintridge houses: tempered insulated glass, clad wood frames, brass hardware and the original casing kept.
Tempered glass in both panes of an insulated unit is what we specify for a replaced La Canada Flintridge window, because it stands up to the radiant heat that cracks ordinary glass and it meets ember rules on a lot where they apply. The sash around it is wood with factory-finished aluminum outside, which holds its coating under hard sun and dry wind. The room side stays painted wood, and the original interior casing goes back on the wall.
Inside the clad frame
Under the cladding the sash is solid wood, so its inner face can be painted to match the casing it sits within. A low-e coating sealed inside the insulated unit cuts the heat that passes through on a bright afternoon without tinting the view. Where an original sash is restored, it gets oil primer and linseed putty, which stay flexible as the wood swells and shrinks. The grille bars are fixed to the room side and the yard side of the glass, with a spacer between the panes, so the divided pattern reads the same from the room and from the yard.
Hardware and seals
Sash locks, lifts and hinges are solid brass or bronze, because plated steel loses its finish outdoors and streaks the paint under it. Where an original lock still works, it is cleaned and refitted to the new sash, so the hand on the window meets the same hardware as before. Seals are silicone bulb or spring bronze, both of which keep their shape under hard sun. Entry and garden doors get a sweep and a threshold that meet the weatherstrip at every corner, leaving no daylight at the latch side when the door is closed.
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Two things weigh in, the wood and the glass rule. A sash with firm rails and tight joints can be stripped, reglazed in oil putty and rehung. If the lot is on mapped fire hazard land and the opening needs tempered insulated glass, an old single-glazed sash cannot hold it, so a matched clad unit replaces it and the casing stays.
Clad units are ordered with a putty-shaped glazing bead outside, so the glass edge looks hand glazed from the yard. Stile and rail widths, the grille pattern and the depth of the glass behind the casing are copied from the originals, and the existing casing is refit around each new frame.
A permit is needed for a new frame, a changed opening or an added door, filed with the building and safety office that serves La Canada Flintridge. The application lists the energy ratings of the new glass. Where a lot sits on mapped fire hazard land, the final visit includes an ember-resistance check of each unit.
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