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 ...

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 ...

There is something about a sash window, isn’t there? The gentle squeak and heave as you lift it up, the rush of air that greets you. ‘For some reason, houses with them feel like a proper home,’ says a ...

A reader sent me a photo of a wood window in his girlfriend’s bathroom. The window is suffering from rot, and the sash frame is starting to separate. He asked if I was able to determine what was ...

Q-I have double-hung windows in my old house and have to replace the wood sash units in two of them because the wood frames are very old and partially rotted. I know how to remove the bottom sash by ...

Q: Can low-E/argon gas be put in a window when the seal is broken, instead of replacing the entire window? A: Let’s start by clarifying the purpose of low-E and argon gas. Low-E (low-emissivity) ...