Sash Window Weights Scrap Value

Ended up with a pile of 100 year old possibly weights.

Sash window weights scrap value.

I m assuming they ll have to be painted. 4 are slightly slimmer and lighter and 6 are heavier. So you could get 10 to 20 cents per pound. Sash weights create the proper counterbalance for each window sash allowing for smooth operating double hung windows.

All are still rusty. We offer a range of window sash weights that can be installed alone or stacked including add on weights stackable iron weights stackable lead weights and stackable round weights. Antique vintage window sash weight approx 5 7lb ea. I think you should have to replace your old window counter weights with new windows.

Each has a hole through one end where the rope passed thru. Lot 6 antique cast iron window sash weights 8lbs architectural salvage fishing c. Made of iron the weights can be installed alone or stacked and are ideal for vintage window restoration or new period style home construction. Hi the window sash weights are usually cast iron.

You can get 200 to 400 a ton depending on where you live. When selecting weights remember although they can allow for smooth operating windows oversize weights can impede sash movement and cause the window to malfunction. I haven t tried to do anything with them so i don t know how they ll clean up. A ton is 2000 pounds.

I saved 10 old iron window weights when we replaced the windows in our 100 year old house. They are offering window weights at 1 60 dollar per pound. Vintage window weights antique architectural salvage cast iron 7 8 lb 18 19 inch. I had my sash windows refurbed and double glazed keeping the original frames last year.

You can tell by cutting them with a hack saw. As square steel weights are denser than their round cast iron counterparts you can squeeze more weight into your window box allowing you to compensate for. A sash window weight is used to counter balance the weight of a sliding sash in a sash window and thus hold it in position at any height. The weight is paid in tons.