manufacturing

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

Decorative Sky light

Finished Product, Uncategorized, Work in progress

We just finished a custom skylite panel which was loaded up for delivery- not 15minutes ago.

1525 x 2875 stop schampfers, timber beaded, solid western red cedar – as per a design given to us by the builder. They plan on having custom leadlight fitted and I should imagine will look very impressive in the ceiling of a home.

Timber to Aluminium Bay window

Finished Product, Uncategorized, Work in progress

Yesterday we installed a new bay window in aluminium – removing the existing timber frame which had rotted away. Kept the colonial bar look.

the original frame
the awning sash barely remaining
rot through out the main frame and sill
the new aluminium frame
new frame, inside – new meranti nosing and lining required.

Commercial aluminium pool-side frontage

Finished Product, Work in progress
this is the opening we are working on.. note the someof the windows and doors in the background we made and installed. we also fixed the windows around the new pool addition so they comply with pool laws.
getting the frames in.
top panels in (pre-glazed). custom flashing being made to suit (cant make till fitted). note the large lintel above our frame is slightly out of square (not our frame) but will be clad and concealed.
glass going in. a mixture of 6.38 and 10.38 laminate glass
all glazed and trimmed where we can without waiting for custom trims/flashing. there will be a clearshield security door with a door closer fitted to comply with pool law, then the temp fence can go.
inside view.

A few photos of random work

Finished Product, Uncategorized, Work in progress

How fast this year has flown by. As deadline to our one and only break looms, we are pushing as much work out as possible. Some random work of what has been going on;

A pair of custom cedar gates. The curve was based off a template from the originals.
Gas strut awning window. one of two which will be used in a food/coffee van.
gas strut awning when opened.
part of the cedar gate. this was the top rail.
About to fit the hardware to a single hung window (with spiral balances).
Our aluminium awning window frame. It is a 60mm frame, so a little chunkier than most residential frames. Outside view
Inside view of our aluminium awning. whitco chain winder, flyscreen.