Palms Windows & Doors for Daily Living
Windows and doors for older Palms houses, fitted for daily life: vent stops that lock a sash ajar, screens that fit, and doors that latch firmly.
A sash that can be left open a few inches for air and still lock in place is the kind of detail an older Palms house uses every day. Restored double-hungs can take a vent stop that lets the lower sash rise only so far. New casements can latch in a cracked position. Entry doors get deadbolts that throw fully into a solid jamb, so the house can take in air and stay secure.
Air without leaving the house open
Vent stops fasten into the side track of a double-hung and let the lower sash open only partway until they are released. Sliders take a similar block in the track. Casements and awnings can be fitted with limiting hinges or a latch that holds the sash ajar. Screens are made for each type, with frames stiff enough not to bow. On a bedroom window, any stop has to release from inside without a key or tool, so the opening still serves as a way out in an emergency.
Doors that lock and close
An entry door is opened and locked many times a day, so its strike and hinges take the wear. We run long screws through the strike plate and the top hinge into the framing behind the jamb, which lets a deadbolt hold far better. Weatherstrip is chosen to seal without making the door hard to latch. A closer or a hold-open can go on a side door to the yard, and a viewer or sidelight is placed so the door can be checked before it opens.
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If the sash slides and locks, restoring it keeps the old glass and frame. New cords, a sash lock and vent stops make it easy to live with. If the wood around the lock or the meeting rail has rotted, a new unit in the same opening keeps the look and gives the hardware solid wood to grip.
Matching starts with the hardware you touch and the lines you see. Locks and sash lifts come in a finish close to the originals, and new units are ordered with the same meeting rail height and grille layout. Casing that is still sound is reused, so the windows look and work as they did, only tighter.
Window and door permits for Palms come from LADBS, since the neighborhood lies in the City of Los Angeles. Same-size replacements need energy labels on each unit, and a wider opening or a new door needs framing on the plans. Vent stops and new locks need no permit of their own.
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