The Reason Your Window Won’t Stay Up and How to Fix the Spring
The Gravity Problem: Why Your Window Sash is Failing You are likely reading this because you have encountered the ‘guillotine’ window. You […]
Category: Residential Window Repair
Why Your Storm Windows are Trapping Moisture and How to Fix It
The Condensation Crisis: A Master Glazier’s Perspective A homeowner called me in a panic last February because their expensive custom storm windows […]
The Secret to Silencing a Rattling Window in a Storm
The Anatomy of the Rattle: Why Your Windows Chatter When the Wind Howls That rhythmic, persistent clacking of glass against wood or […]
Why a Piece of String is the Best Way to Measure for New Windows
You can buy the most expensive, triple-glazed, argon-filled window on the market, but if it is sized incorrectly for the rough opening, […]
How to Replace a Single Pane of Glass in an Old Wooden Frame
The Anatomy of a Failing Sash In my twenty-five years as a glazier, I have seen thousands of homeowners make the same […]
The Easiest Way to Replace a Broken Window Crank
The Reality of Hardware Fatigue in High-Performance Fenestration I recently pulled a vinyl window out of a house in the suburbs of […]
When to Give Up on Repairs and Buy New Windows
The Breaking Point of Fenestration You can feel it before you see it. It is that distinctive chill that migrates through a […]
How to Fix a Window That Only Opens Halfway
The Frustration of the Half-Open Sash There is nothing more aggravating to a homeowner than a window that refuses to cooperate. You […]
The Hidden Reason Your Windows are Hard to Open in Summer
The Physics of Friction: Why Summer Heat Locks Your Sashes When the mercury rises and the humidity spikes, homeowners across the country […]
Signs Your Frames are Rotting from the Inside Out
The Silent Destroyer Within Your Walls I have spent twenty-five years staring into the guts of residential wall cavities, and if there […]