Q–I have a couple of very old double-hung wood windows with damaged sash cords, making opening and closing them very difficult. How do I replace them? A–Unless you live near water, I would suggest you ...
The Weekly Fix is a home maintenance column by Home Repair Resource Center, a Cleveland Heights nonprofit that helps homeowners buy, repair and retain their homes. Each week, the center offers a ...
If your house has old, double-hung wood windows, chances are some of them don’t operate anymore. Or at least don’t operate well. Double sashes have a surprising number of parts, and when something ...
This month, our attention turns to the repair and energy efficiency improvement of wood windows. When you learn the different parts of a vintage window and how they operate, you can repair them to ...
In warm weather, there’s nothing better than opening a double-hung window to let a cooling breeze inside a stuffy room; but when the weather turns cold, you want that window to be tight and keep ...
A preservationist architect recently suggested that we often rush into replacing windows when the ones we have can be made more energy-efficient through proper maintenance. Here are things to consider ...
We often rush into replacing windows when the ones we have can be made more energy-efficient through proper maintenance. If all parts work properly and your windows open and close easily in all kinds ...
A preservationist architect recently noted that we often rush into replacing windows when the ones we have can be made more energy-efficient through proper maintenance. If all parts work properly and ...
A PRESERVATIONIST ARCHITECT recently suggested that we often rush into replacing windows when the ones we have can be made more energy-efficient through proper maintenance. Need to know: Whether all ...
A PRESERVATIONIST architect recently suggested that we often rush into replacing windows when the ones we have can be made more energy-efficient through proper maintenance. Need to know: Whether all ...