Work in progress

Box frames and Spiral balances

Work in progress

We have 2 similar jobs on the go right now, but there is a difference in how they operate; weights and pulleys versus spiral balances

These are single hung cedar sash windows. They will operate using a spiral balance tube on either side of the sash. The spiral balance means no weights and pulleys/ropes are needed. You can get custom made heavy duty spring balances for heavy glass up to about 36kilos.

A standard whitco spiral balance. suitable up to 14kg
Heavy duty spring balances.
An example of heavy duty balances from Schlegel. Thicker tube, custom made for specific orders. Up to 36kg.
Cedar Boxframe windows being assembled – sashes are not in.

These are box-frame sash windows being assembled. Both top and bottom sash will move up and down, using the pulleys on the side, with rope and to the weights which will be hidden on the side boxes (hence box-frame).

This is the traditional method of sash windows, but because you need to hide the weights you have more timber and less glass/view than using spiral balances.

The bigger / thicker the glass = the bigger the weights need to be – making them very heavy in some circumstances.

Arched meranti double doors

Finished Product, Uncategorized, Work in progress

We were sent to McLaren Vale for this job. Insurance. A flash flood had swept down the cellar and destroyed the existing doors. We made new ones, and new doorframe jambs. Installed using the existing arched doorframe head, and a few tweaks on the curves on the doors we had made at our factory.

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Colonial bars

Finished Product, Work in progress

We are making a series of cedar frames with colonial bars. They will be sent off and some of the frames will be assembled on site to make a bay window (about an hour south of Adelaide). I am also trying out a new glass cleaning product which I must say is fantastic.

Window to Sliding door conversion.

Finished Product, Uncategorized, Work in progress

We headed out an hours drive from Adelaide for this job. We removed 4 sections of a window frame (1 awning and 3 fixed panels).

added cowdroy top hung track systems on the inside and outside of the frame. Prior to coming out we had made a pair of doors and a pair of flydoors (in meranti to match).

added flydoors to external track and glass doors to internal tracking. Added rubber seals around doorstop of the glass doors for good weathersealing. Glass doors were double glazed.

this is the original window frame we were working on.
inside view of the original window (1 of the new meranti door panes is sitting against the window).

2022 Break up day!

Finished Product, Uncategorized, Work in progress

Today is the last day for the year at the window man 2022. We are taking a few weeks off with all staff back on deck next year on 23rd jan.

This year has been a difficult one with supply chains, ever upward costs in materials, difficulty in sourcing good timbers, changes to aluminium extrustion suppliers with our domestic windows and just covid randomly playing havoc. Despite all of the head winds we have had another successful year and look forward to both the break and the return for next year.

If you need anything quoted – please email it to us, George and I are still around and will receive your emails. Calling the factory probably wont get a response unless one of us happens to be in the office.

We wish all our customers and suppliers a happy and safe break.

peter – production manager – son of the boss