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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q. The windows in our house are old and don't work well. We have to use blocks of wood to hold the lower part up when we want the windows open. A neighbor said this was dangerous, but we don't know ...

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 ...

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Dickie started work on two houses at West Glebe, off Cheapside Street behind the new manse, it was soon common knowledge. The company's latest venture into Eaglesham -- it was involved in developments ...

Some celebrities aren't just pretty faces. A few of them are also touched with that Yankee prowess for tinkering and invention. In this weekly series, we introduce you to the Patents of the Rich and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Painting window frames is a niggly job. A great many handmade houses feature white-painted windows and frames because the owner-builders ...