How To Fix Rotted Pella Proline Casement Windows 

When I rebuilt my sash, I watched your video multiple times and I followed your example pretty closely. I printed off some screen shots of the drawing for reference. I too thought that having the original drawing would be helpful, but in retrospect it really wasn't necessary; the left half of the bottom of my sash was intact so I could take the measurements from that. You did not appear to rely on the drawing, but instead measured everything carefully and transferred the measurements to an orthographic drawing so I did the same. I was tempted to skip starting with a pine test piece before I cut the final piece out of oak, but I'm glad that I didn't; I made some mistakes on the test piece that I corrected before cutting the final piece. I am a real amateur and a slow worker so I spent several days between removing the sash and putting it back in. If I were to give a bit of advice to someone with similar skills who wanted to tackle the same project, it would be to temporarily replace the sash with a piece of plywood and then take your time with the rebuild. You were a very good teacher.

I did a little reading about the windows and it from the comments of people that had them. If you managed to even get money back it was a fraction of what was spent on the windows. Some people had windows rotting in less then 10 years. My parents live in an old Victorian built in 1887, before pressure treated lumber. All the windows are still original. To spend that much money on new windows for them to fall apart that quickly is absurd.

No problem. Really happy this video helped someone.

Thanks. Happy you got something out of it!

Thanks. I have use it quite a bit since I got it. Great tool and not too expensive.

I haven’t heard from him about the video yet, but in general he’s been very appreciative of my help trying to get this problem sorted out.

No problem, I hope it helps. Hate how they weren’t held responsible for a faulty product.

Thanks. I always like to point out the safety with certain cuts. Just with the nature of the camera and depth perception sometimes they look more dangerous or my fingers look closer to the blade then in real life.

Thanks!

I know. It’s crazy what money and big machines can do.

Naw, windows aren’t my thing. Especially poorly built leaky ones.

Thanks. I’m always surprised by what projects people are impressed with on here. Getting a lot of positive comments on this one.

Windows and Glass Pane doors are in my opinion some of the harder things to make and take awhile to master.

He wants to have them made out of KDAT.

Thanks!

Nice, I was hoping to break it down into digestible parts.

@@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks Well you definitely did a good job of that. Thank you.

The CAD drawings came from the guy I made the video for. If I remember correctly his friend made them. I would gladly give them too you, but he informed me that they are actually not accurate. Some of the dimensions are off by more then a 1/4 inch. If you have enough good lumber left you can cut a cross section and use that to make a drawing.

I do have the drawing, but it won’t help. The guy that gave it to me said it’s not accurate up to an 1/4 inch in some spots. The best way to get measurements is if you have a piece that is structural enough to make a cross section and pull dimensions from there.

@@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks I understand where you going. I have completely rotted window bases so your tutorial will help me get a good start. Thankyou again

Doulas fir isn’t a badly rated exterior wood, it’s just not the best. If it was my only option I would use it and prime it well. KDAT : pressure treated kiln dried wood is what I would try and find. Because using well rated exterior lumbers like white oak or mahogany would be a sin to use on something like this.

That sucks. You would think at the least they would have a cross section with measurements for the original wood.

@@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks With the lawsuit they probably dont want to provide any information.

That’s a good point.

KDAT. The closet seller is over an hour from me. And then I would have to ship the parts to him as well. My schedule is tight these days so I was hoping this how to video would help him out. Or find someone locally is more cost effective.