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Sash locks, pins, and stops matched to how the window actually moves
Window hardware starts by identifying the sash. A sash lock, a pin, a vent stop, or a bar is chosen for that movement. Holes are drilled only where the maker allows. A vent position is set if the window should open a little and no more. Egress windows are checked so a lock is not added that a sleeper cannot release. Glued sashes, blocked egress, the wrong pin, and a window painted shut are the conditions that change the job.
Call it for a sash that will not lock or a window you want to vent without leaving it free. A patio slider is the sliding-door service. Tell us if the window is a bedroom exit. We do not drill a vinyl sash that the maker says not to drill.
Egress windows, glued sashes, and a pin in the wrong rail
Identification, an allowed fastener, a vent position, and an egress check are the work. New glass or a full window replacement is not. Egress rules and the sash hardware limits are the boundaries. A painted-shut window is freed only if that will not destroy the sash. Otherwise the paint is the problem we name.
Upper-floor windows and basement sleepers are different life-safety problems. A pin that a child cannot reach may also be a pin an adult cannot reach in smoke. We set hardware a person can operate from inside. Security bars go on only when they do not block a required egress window.
Frequent questions
How do you know a window is an egress window?
By the room it serves and the size and height of the opening, compared with the egress rules for that room. If it is a sleeping-room exit, the lock has to be openable without a tool and without a key hunt.
Will you drill a pin hole in any sash?
No. Some vinyl and clad sashes are not meant to be drilled. The maker's limit wins. A vent stop that clamps on may be the alternative, or we decline the hole.
What if the sash is painted shut?
Forcing it cracks the glass or tears the wood. If it can be freed cleanly, it is. If paint is the only thing holding the sash together, we stop and say the window needs a glazier or a painter, not a lock.
Can a bar be added for security on a basement bedroom?
Only if it does not block egress, or if it has a release the occupant can use without a key. A fixed bar on a required exit window is refused.