Is weatherstrip a standard requirement for wooden windows

[john nash]

We are having to have the windows in listed home repaired.
We were kindly allowed to insert some double glazing panels into each window (there are 8 in each window half - 9 pairs of windows) and the windows required careful rebating to get them in.

The final fitting is now taking place and they are having to use weatherstrip to close up some of the remaining gaps, which cannot be resolved by moving the hinges or pulled in with the latches

I know the windows were a pretty poor fit, when we moved in (as well as being rotten), but the planning officers wanted original stuff left in.

I am being told that the warp in some of the windows, together with requirements for keeping the glazing panels square, has meant that these small gaps are unavoidable. They have modiied the windows and frames as much as possible and things are significantly better, but not perfect.

Were we being optimistic to expect perfection from what are essentially decades old windows, which had been badly repaired before ?

 

[Homervanderjazz]

Well with the circumstances you have described it does sound rather tricky to get it perfect. The only other thing would be to post some pics here and get people's thoughts or have another company come out and give you a second opinion.