When people notice that their old wood windows are rotting, they often think that is the end of them. They assume that it would be easier to buy new ones. We advise against it in most cases. The problem is the quality of the wood being used in wood replacement sashes. Compared to the fine ...…
The purpose of a mechanical restoration is to make your windows work and lock easily. When all the impediments to motion have been removed a double-hung, rope and pulley window should move with the lightest pressure, almost fingertip effortless. When a good sweep lock is present and properly aligned, it pulls the middles together, and ...…
INVISIBLE PROTECTION There have been many attempts to make the double hung window tighter over the couple of centuries it has been in use. In the 1920′s, a tongue and groove type, became common, known as “Integral Weatherstripping.” This installation causes the sashes to operate very stiffly, locks to malfunction, and destroys the bump-out. After ...…
