Old sash (or double-hung) windows are counter-balanced by two pairs of weights hidden in each side of the window. The weights are hung on cords that run over a pulley wheel at the top of the window ...

If you have a drafty old wooden double-hung window that lets heated or cooled air escape, you don’t necessarily have to install a new window. An alternative is using a sash replacement kit. It’s an ...

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 ...

There are few things more frustrating than a window that won't open, because whatever the reason for the problem - whether it's mechanically compromised, or just jammed because subsidence has caused ...

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 ...

Q: I have three windows with glass that's either cracked or fogged. These windows, original to my early 1980s house, are double-hung and framed in wood, with vinyl on the frame and a string-type ...

Jeff, a fellow amateur radio operator, sent me a photograph of a wood window in his girlfriend’s bathroom. The window is suffering from rot, and the sash frame is starting to separate. While I don’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sash windows are often prized for their looks, but they cost more than standard casement windows due to their more complex ...

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 ...