Overview of Wood Windows and Fiberglass Windows
Wood windows have a wood frame. These windows are the traditional choice for homeowners. Fiberglass windows are becomingly increasingly popular among homeowners.
Continue Reading November 8th, 2007
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New Trends in Clad Wood Windows
Simply put windows…are what you put in the holes in your house. Think about that. Holes in your house. It seems to me that if you are going to have holes in your house, you want a very good quality window to prevent the those holes from letting the conditioned air out and the cold air in and rain from destroying the interior of your house.
Continue Reading August 1st, 2007
Vinyl or Wood Replacement Windows? Let’s Look at Wood First.
If you’re restoring a house that’s even remotely historic (i.e., older than yourself!), you may be inclined toward wood replacment windows. After all, well, they just seem more honest and historic.
Continue Reading July 30th, 2007
Why wood windows?
Why would you choose wood-framed windows? After all, they need a paint job every couple of years, they get stuck in the tracks, they’re hard to clean and harder to repair or reglaze, they’re expensive–in general, they’re a pain, right?
Continue Reading July 30th, 2007
Adding Wood to a Vinyl Window
A couple of years ago, Dave Gerhardt of Atria Building Products, Inc., was sitting in his office, looking at one of his company??™s vinyl windows. He thought to himself, like many manufacturers before him, ???I wish I could put wood on the inside of that.???
Continue Reading June 25th, 2007
How to remove old wood window sashes
The vast majority of wood sash double hung windows in America have the same specifications. Starting from inside the house and working out, you have a wood stop approximately 3/8″ X 3/8″.
Continue Reading June 18th, 2007
Why wood windows? Part 2
You’ll find double-hung models that letyou take the sash out of the channel. There’s even a “tilt-turn’ model that opens from the side and from the bottom, using a German-made hinge mechanism.
Continue Reading June 18th, 2007
Why wood windows? Part 1
Why would you choose wood-framed windows?After all, they need a paint job every couple of years, they get stuck in the tracks, they’re hard to clean and harder to repair or reglaze, they’re expensive–in general, they’re a pain, right?
Continue Reading June 18th, 2007
New Trends in Clad Wood Windows
Simply put windows…are what you put in the holes in your house. Think about that. Holes in your house. It seems to me that if you are going to have holes in your house, you want a very good quality window to prevent the those…
Continue Reading May 31st, 2007
Wood Window Sill Maintenance
All across the country, many homes that were built before the 1960’s have wood sash windows. These windows have sloped wood sills outside to drain water away from the window.
Continue Reading May 29th, 2007
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