Q: My house has old wooden, double-hung windows. Some are hard to open, while others are simply stuck. Are there people who can fix these, and is it worth it? A: Sometimes it’s fairly easy to get ...
Shame on you for writing an article encouraging people to replace their wood double-hung windows without any consideration of the type of home and type of replacement window, and whether the two go ...
We were raised in a turn-of-the-century "Spanish Style" home that was built by our grandfather, Gaetano E. Seeno whom we all affectionately referred to as Nano Tano — Nano is Sicilian for Grandfather.
We were raised in a turn-of-the-century "Spanish Style" home that was built by our grandfather, Gaetano E. Seeno. A red clay-tile roof proudly topped heavily textured beige stuccoed walls spattered ...
If you have a drafty old wooden double-hung window that lets heated or cooled air escape, you don’t necessarily have to install a new window. An alternative is using a sash replacement kit. It’s an ...
So we're painting the house in a few weeks and will be removing the old alluminum storm windows so we can re-glaze and paint the old wooden double-hung windows. The old storm windows really look like ...
Q: I would like to replace my old wooden double-hung windows with new wooden double-pane windows, retrofit if possible. Do I need to take out the old sash, plus stops, then replace them with a ...
New windows can make your home quieter, more attractive, and less drafty, and they don't need painting. But replacing your windows is expensive, and there are lots of decisions to make before you ...
Taping sheets of clear heavy plastic over windows is one way to reduce drafts in winter. I do it before the weather turns cold but can't see what my neighbors are up to until spring. Storm windows are ...