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Shim for slider window

5 years ago

I have a 28-year-old wooden shelter slider window. The window ledge has sunk a little. The window still locks, but the outer slider has to bow out a little in the locking process. The previous owner created a shim out of cardboard and caulk that propped the outer slider up a little so the window locked perfectly. Unfortunately painters removed the window, knocking out the shim. So I need to replace the shim at the base of the outer slider where it slides along the track. What materials might you recommend for a new shim? I would like to make something more substantial than cardboard and caulk.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
5 years ago
https://www.lowes.com/pd/TimberWolf-Actual-0-1875-in-x-1-5-in-x-7-9375-in-12-Pack-Composite-Shims/3377156?cm_mmc=shp--c--prd--mlw--google--lia--135--windows--3377156--0&placeholder=null&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6s2IBhCnARIsAP8RfAhBUtfYj0rOZC6M6ybGiw2cDlgzb3a7UVXsKSha-a1ZsC8gOW17U10aAs0EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Deb thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC
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HomeSealed Exteriors, LLC
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Assuming that you are not planning to operate that outer sash and just need to raise it up so it locks, a chunk of composite material like linked above would work. This will pretty much immobilize that panel and could create some air leakage.

The correct solution here would be to place that shim under the window frame itself, bringing the sill back to the place that it should be and eliminating the sag. Not sure how feasible that is.
Deb thanked HomeSealed Exteriors, LLC
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