Jalousie window hinge repair | MRS. RATTLECAN'S HOUSE

Jalousie window hinge repair | MRS. RATTLECAN'S HOUSE

Our house has a Florida room on the back with Anderson jalousie windows. Also known as jealousy or louvered windows they are more commonly seen in the southern part of the country. First patented in the 1900s they came into style in the 1950s and are prominent in many styles of mid-century houses.

When operating correctly a window crank moves a vertical bar attached to a mount with a pivot allowing all the panes of glass to open and close in concert. Often the window assemblies are made of aluminum which can fatigue over time and the pivot pin fails which is what happened to ours.

The repair consisted of a modified 3/8" pop rivet inserted through the bracket into the frame. A modified pop rivet gun (narrowed the snout to fit in the channel) secures the piece after the pop-rivet flange was trimmed to fit into the channel. The holes that retain the wedge used to hold the glass pane in place had to be relocated as the rivet shifted them out of alignment.

The repair is fairly straightforward and only took a few minutes once I figured out the process. If your jalousie windows are having a difficult time opening and closing or the glass panes are loose, give your pivot points an inspection as this may be your solution.

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