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All About Windows and Skylights
Interested in skylights? Here's everything you need to know about buying and installing them.
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Beautifying Your Home With Window Boxes
If you live in an apartment, duplex or condominium where garden space for flowers is limited, consider a decorative window box. And such window boxes are a nice addition even if you have acres of outdoor flowers.
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Brighten Your Home
Have you ever thought about installing a French door or a pair of French doors where a window exists? Doing so can make for easy access to your yard, add light to the room and improve ventilation.
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Cleaning, Repairing Window Screens Can Make Home More Energy-Efficient
There are many advantages to keeping screens clean. For instance, a dirty window screen doesn't "breathe" as well as a clean one. And a dirty screen is an eyesore, too.
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Curing Your Window's Sweats
During winter months we receive loads of questions about what causes windows to "sweat" and what to do about the problem. Beyond being a nuisance, this condition can lead to mold, rot and a musty odor throughout a home.
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Double Your Pleasure Repairing "Double-Hungs"
We were raised in a turn-of-the-century "Spanish Style" home that was built by our grandfather, Gaetano E. Seeno (whom we all affectionately referred to as Nano Tano_Nano is Sicilian for Grandfather).
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Extreme Energy-Efficiency With Serious Window Technology
Windows are huge energy-wasters and today, as in the past, windows represent the single largest opportunity for structural energy-efficiency improvement.
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Installing Window Coverings
Shutters originally were for protection from enemy attack. Later it was discovered that they could be used to prevent damage to windows during high winter snow levels and from abrasive fall sand storms.
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Keeping Windows Operating Smoothly
A breath of fresh air can be tough to come by if your windows are painted shut. This unfortunate condition occurs when paint seals the joint between the window frame (called the sash) and the stop. Freeing a stuck sash can be accomplished by using a few common tools such as a utility knife, putty knife, pry bar and hammer.
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Re-screening Window Frames
If insects are invading your home, it could be that your window screens are in need of repair.
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Repairing Double-Hung Wood Windows
If you have an older home with double-hung wood windows, you know that every so often the ropes that hold the counter weights rot and break. Here's how to repair it yourself and save money!
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Repairing Screens
If the inside of your home makes visitors believe that a member of your family is raising houseflies for a living, it's probably time to inspect your screens. A gap between the frame of the window and the frame of the screen is harder to detect than a hole or a tear in the screen material. Be sure to check the connection between the two from both the inside and the outside of your house.
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Repairing Screens
There's more to window screens than meets the eye. But the only time they get our attention is when they are damaged and, thus, allow unwanted pests to enter the house.
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Replacement Windows
Window replacement -- it's a project that has benefits galore. Learn about a few of the benefits (and costs) involved!
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Replacing Broken Windows
Replacing cracked or broken windows doesn't have to cost the $75 or more that a repair company would charge. All you need to pay for is the glass and a few installation accessories.
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Rescreening Window Frames
If insects are invading your home, it could be that your window screens are in need of repair. If the screen frame, usually made of wood or metal, is in good shape there is no need for replacement of the entire unit; simply rescreen the frame.
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Retrofitting Windows
They let in the light and keep out the wind. They allow in a breath of fresh air when it's hot and stuffy. They can, however, cause problems when they leak and let in the rain.
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Seeing the Light
Natural light is essential for all living things. Yet, since the beginning of time, the fundamental construction of dwellings whether caves, huts, teepees, castles or modern homes limits it.
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Selecting the Right Window
James recently expanded his home office. A big decisions he had to make was to choose the right windows for the job. The wall that was being "pushed out" contained a window and a sliding door.
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Selecting Windows
Fenestration is a term used by architects and other building-industry professionals when referring to the design and position of elements in the home that yield natural light and fresh air. Most of us use a simpler term - windows.
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Skylights improve light, ventilation and safety
For more natural light that will brighten your home and your life, think skylights. Today more than ever, skylights are being included in both remodeling and new home construction.
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The Complexities of Window Replacement
As modern technology continues to take giant leaps forward, so does product complexity. Windows are no exception. Remember when they were available with only one sheet of glass mounted in either a wood or steel frame? If you broke the glass the repair could be done for under $5.
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The Roller Shade: Inexpensive, Effective
Window coverings serve a variety of purposes. Aside from providing privacy, they help protect furnishings from damage by the sun, aid in comfort control by offering insulation, and sometimes add significantly to the decor of a room.
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Window Film: A Much-Improved Product
Want to lower the summer temperature of your home and your utility bills at the same time? Try reflective window film.
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