Several weeks ago, we answered a question from a man who wanted to know if he could retrofit double-paned window sashes in the window openings of his older home. Our response was, certainly. We ...

The old house and 50-by-100-foot lot cost $265,000; Quimby and Hoffinger paid $427,000 for construction. (The construction costs would have been about $612,000 without the materials and ...

Fixing old windows with broken weights I bought an old Victorian in Ditmas 10 days ago and realized for the 1dt time today that ALL of the windows on the 1st floor are broken. The ropes are cut & so ...

Most established window-repair shops specialize in tuning up or replicating double-hung windows, many with the old rope, pulley and weight system (spring-loaded balancers appeared in the late 1920s).