Don't push on upper sash

Interior · Windows, Skylights and Solariums · printed page 365 (PDF page 366)

Book index entries

Upper Sash Problems on Windows Upper Sash Problems Skylight – Window and Solarium from the Inside and Window and Skylight from the Inside Skylight and Solarium from the Inside

Text in the illustration

meeting rail
DON'T push on the meeting rail to open single or double-hung windows - the window could fall apart
DO use the window hardware to open single or double-hung windows

Generated explanation

The illustration shows two adjacent divided-light sash windows with lifting hardware at the bottom of the lower sashes. A green check and upward arrow indicate opening a window using its lifting hardware. On the right, a dashed circle highlights the meeting rail, where an upward arrow and red cross mark pushing on the rail as improper. The annotation warns that pushing on the meeting rail to open a single- or double-hung window could cause the window to fall apart.