Old House Journal

CLOSING FOR THE SEASON

making it hard to close them fully. (The open side may be misaligned—say, dropping down and too. This will permit play in the window. • With a helper, until the open edge of the window more-or-less lines up with the casement. with a soft rubber mallet. If one area overhangs the casement, keep lifting and shifting the window until you can see the beginnings of a gap. Then tap firmly up and down the stile. You may also need to tap the window along the rail at the bottom or top. If the window latches with a catch, keep at it until the catch fits snugly into its mating slot.

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