Wood beading inside or outside on french windows?

Hi,

We are buying a newly built terrace house. On the open in French windows the glass glazing is secured on the outside by wood beading strips with panel pins. The wood on the inside of the window has a solid rebate. Replacement glass had to be fitted from the outside and secured by the wood and pins. Can any kind soul advise if this method of fixing is correct?

Also there is one nice rebated internal bolt for the usually closed window but also 2 cheap sliding bolts to secure both doors at top - is this the norm or poor workmanship?

Any views much appreciated (just medically retired after 26 years servicing solar panel systems).

No, they're the wrong way around the solid rebate is on the outside, for obvious reasons.

No its not wrong. Timber windows and doors were and are traditionally externally glazed - whether its putty or bead.

This is so that there is no path for water to get inside the house if the bead or putty seal cracks - the solid upstand stops it.

If the panes are siliconed in, then they are not coming out, so no security risk.

Bolts are normal too, unless you specify another type

I'm sure you're right, but mine aren't.