Andersen Window Extension Jamb Woes
I’ve been putting extension jambs on my Andersen windows, and I’ve come to the conclusion that that company is very strange. The extension jambs for my Andersen awning windows are great. They fit in grooves on the window and are pre-drilled. In other words, placement is idiot-proof and attaching them with 3.5″ trim-head nails or screws is easy.
Putting extension jambs on Andersen double-hung windows, on the other hand, is not so easy. There is no groove and the jambs aren’t pre-drilled.
Don’t the product designers at that company ever talk to one another? Maybe the double-hung window guys are sociopaths. They must be the same ones that designed the awful Andersen patio doors.
End of rant. Extension jambs explained: My walls are made from 2×6 lumber. Andersen windows are made to fit walls made with 2×4s. Extension jambs are small pieces of wood trim that make up the difference between the depth of the wall and the depth of the window. Now you know.
1 comment September 26th, 2006
